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R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Likely explains his long history of pushing conspiracy theories, and makes him utterly unsuited to be President

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Apparently just eating an enormous amount of tuna + picked up the worm larva from some undercooked pork!

[–] beefsquatch 4 points 7 months ago

One could even say... too much tuna?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How does a worm go from your stomach, into your brain? That doesn't make sense.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They bite through the lining of the stomach and circulate with blood looking for tissue to develop inside of. They usually do this in pigs, but it sometimes happens in humans

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Terrifying! What the fuck, nature?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

It's called neurocysticercosis. Here's some info from the CDC.

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/resources/pdf/npis_in_us_neurocysticercosis.pdf