The teen's parents took him to the ER after he began having seizures along with other symptoms. Doctors soon discovered the cause: parasites in his brain.
and testicle. Another test provided the answer: cysticercosis, which is an infection caused by parasitic larval cysts of the tapewormA person can develop cysticercosis if they swallow tapeworm eggs, which are found in the feces of a person who has an intestinal tapeworm. The highest rates of infection are in Latin America, Asia, and Africa -- generally in places with poor sanitation and free-ranging pigs.
The patient in India could not be given anti-parasitic drugs because doctors feared it would worsen the
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