More than 700 tapeworms were found in a man's body, including his brain and lungs, a month after he ate uncooked pork. Zhu Zhongfa, 46, ingested the eggs of the parasite Taenia solium - better known as the pork tapeworm - from his dinner. The tapeworm with which he was infected is most commonly found in pig meat (stock image)A Taenia solium infection, taeniasis, happens after someone eats tapeworm eggs in contaminated or uncooked pork. These revealed that Mr Zhu's brain and chest were riddled with cysts of the pork tapeworm. It is still unclear whether Mr Zhu will suffer any long-term effects from the tapeworm infection.

Source: Daily Mail November 27, 2019 09:25 UTC