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Tip 1 - The worms that invade your brain - CNN.com

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jean - Franu 00e 7ois DECROOCQ | permalink

Scientists are uncovering the secrets of tapeworms that can live in the human brain.
Tags: health, The worms that invade your brain - CNN.com

For further reading: http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/health/tapeworms-invade-brain/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Removal of a parasitic worm from the brain

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Topflight 1 | permalink

Fox 10 News has a rather gruesome story about the removal of a live parasitic worm from a woman’s brain, which is accompanied by a film clip containing footage of the surgical procedure. As the film explains, the woman, who lives in Arizona, first started to experience flu-like symptoms, followed by numbness in her left…

For further reading: http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2008/11/19/removal-of-a-parasitic-worm-from-the-brain/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Do You Have Tapeworms In Your Brain? Maybe.

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Magnus Normann | permalink

Mother Nature has already given us so many things to be terrified of in this world—flesh eating bacteria, tsunamis, Tan Mom, to name just a few. Tapeworms certainly deserve a place on the list too. Who among us did not become obsessed with the idea that we might have one slithering around inside our intestines when we learned of their existence in science class? Well, it turns out having one in your digestive tract is the least of your worries, because according to one doctor who specializes in these kinds of things, there's actually an epidemic of tapeworms living in people's brains, wreaking all kinds of havoc. It's estimated that many millions of people are suffering from this affliction, and yet most of us have never even heard of it. If you thought getting a mind-controlling parasite from your cat was bad, think again. Has Your Cat Infected You With a Mind-Controlling Parasite? Probably. Has Your Cat Infected You With a Mind-Controlling Parasite? Probably. Has Your Cat Infected You With a Mind-Controlling Nature is capable of engineering some pretty crazy stuff, so maybe it shouldn't come as a… Read more Read more
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For further reading: http://jezebel.com/5910667/do-you-have-tapeworms-in-your-brain-maybe ^[3]

Tip 4 - Man’s headaches due to tapeworm living in his brain for four years

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bill Blocher | permalink

Tapeworm normally found in amphibians and crustaceans in China may have scavenged nutrients from patient’s brain
Tags: Infectious diseases,Medical research,Microbiology,Science,China,Asia Pacific,World news,UK news,Health

For further reading: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/21/tapeworm-parasite-mans-brain-four-years-china ^[4]