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A man suffering from severe migraines, obesity and complicated type-2 diabetes was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, which was the result of eating partially cooked bacon, ...

Video above: How does the CDC track disease? TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers attribute a Florida man’s battle with worsening migraines to tapeworm eggs found in his brain. In a study published to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and ...

A Florida man suffering from persistent migraines was in for what was likely a nasty shock when he sought medical treatment and learned what was causing the pain. Festering tapeworm eggs were ...

Above: A look at today's headlineA Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The parasite can grow slowly in people for years to form thick-walled cysts in vital organs, such as the liver and lungs. Known as ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have attributed a Florida man’s battle with worsening migraines to tapeworm eggs found in his brain. In a study published in the American Journal of Case Reports last ...