"Of course I was grossed out," the 42-year-old said, explaining that no one wants to think there's a tapeworm growing inside an egg in his or her brain. But upon inspection, Rasouli said that it was "clearly not a brain tumour". Doctors diagnosed Palma with neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection in the brain caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium. The most common form, she said, is the adult tapeworm, which is ingested from undercooked pork and lives in the gut. "I want people to understand that this was such a rare occurrence," Palma said about the tapeworm that was in her brain.

Source: Stuff June 07, 2019 00:22 UTC