Rare brain worms latest border disease

fatal illness found in developing countries with poor hygiene habits hits south texas.

Posted: January 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
Medical professionals in South Texas have identified another disease that has apparently slipped across the border – caused by a rare brain worm that can be fatal and is being spread by unsanitary food-handling practices.

While not yet classified as a "major outbreak," several cases of cysticercosis have been identified in South Texas, a spokesman for San Antonio's Metro Health District told KENS-TV, San Antonio

According to the Center for Disease Control, cysticercosis is an infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae are ingested, pass through the intestinal wall and enter the body to form cysticerci, or cysts. The cysts migrate throughout the body, resulting in symptoms that vary depending on whether they lodge in the muscles, the eyes, the brain or spinal cord.

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the brains not the only place these critters can hide... even in your muscles eyes and spinal cord... imagine having a WORM living in your eye. maybe something to think about next time you forget to wash your hands?