Live tapeworm pulled from California man's brain..

[Little Star]

A California man is recovering after he had a live tapeworm removed from his brain during emergency surgery.

Luis Ortiz was admitted to a hospital in Napa with what he called the worst headache of his life.

In a brain scan, neurosurgeon Soren Singel discovered the larva of a tapeworm and told Mr Ortiz he had about 30 minutes to live.

The tapeworm grew inside a cyst that cut off circulation and water flow to the rest of his brain.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34732010

Yikes!

[Person 2713]

1. My dad had one years ago. But it was in his digestive track In his brain? Yikes is right

[BlueJazz]

2. Well, we certainly won't be inviting that thing to our party. I suppose I'm like anybody else...

...in that those kind of things give me the creeps. I don't mind the little guys on our bodies but things like that?...Aggghh!

[LiberalEsto]

3. I believe it has signed up as a GOP presidential primary candidate

The tapeworm said it's really good at getting inside GOP voters' heads.

[Little Star]

4. lol

[Duppers]

5. Developed after swallowing microscopic egg passed in the faeces

of an infected person?!! Person!



Gross! Don't think I'll travel there.