A Vegetarian Got 38 Tapeworms in Her Brain. The Real Threat Isn’t Pork.
A British vegetarian got 38 tapeworms in her brain, not from eating meat, but from a chef’s unwashed hands. The pork tapeworm’s life cycle exposes a disgusting truth: our modern sanitation is fragile, and the most terrifying part of treating the parasite is killing it, which triggers a catastrophic immune response.