Bacon made from pork is an incredibly popular food item for a lot of people around the world. A patient who has been kept anonymous similarly liked the item, but his penchant for it led him to the hospital.
The type of tapeworm typically found in pigs is called cysticercosis. Often, pigs are found infected with the Taenia solium tapeworm, and the larvae of it were found on the man’s brain.
The patient had to spend ‘several weeks’ in intensive care after the worms had burrowed into his brain. He was treated with a course of anti-parasite medication as well as anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce the swelling and cysts caused by the worms, as well as the worms themselves.
Medical professionals determined the origin of the larvae after the man confessed to his breakfast preferences.
He preferred to eat ‘lightly cooked’ bacon, which was almost raw, since he did not like to eat crispy bacon. Doctors pinned down the cause of his issues due to his ‘lifelong preference for soft bacon’
