Thinking About Sushi Tonight? Your Raw Fish May Come with a Side of Invasive Parasite
After California college student Luis Ortiz blacked out and was taken to the hospital in 2015, doctors were startled to discover the reason his brain was swelling—a one-centimeter long, wriggling tapeworm living within a ventricle in the middle of his brain. Spoiler alert: If you are thinking about going out for sashimi or if your tastes run to steak tartare, this article might ruin your appetite. Otriz's parasite likely came from a raw fish meal. Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, linked to wild Pacific salmon, is a long name for a parasite commonly known as a broad or fish tapeworm that can... more
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