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Friday, February 20, 2015

Tapeworm Can Give You Epilepsy

Tapeworm
No matter how many times we talk about worm infestation, we can never run out of ideas! This is because worms are more dangerous than you can ever imagine; and in general, overall wellbeing is impossible if traces of worm infestation is present in the intestine. Of importance is the presence of tapeworm in the body. Physicians say that by the time the tapeworm grows into an adult in the human gut, it causes Taeniasis – an intestinal infection.Experts say Taeniasis is acquired by humans through the inadvertent ingestion of tapeworm larval cysts in undercooked pork or beef. Even if you take care to cook your beef or pork, the experts warn that touching other food items that you’re likely to eat raw such as fruits or ready-made foods such as bread could lead to the transfer of this worm’s larvae into your guts! “This underscores the importance of hand hygiene at all times, especially after you have handled raw meats,” says Family Physician, Dr. Gbola Ibrahim.
He says the worm’s eggs are typically spread via food, water, or surfaces contaminated with infected poops. Oftentimes, experts warn, the eggs may be spread from the hands of infected food handlers who do not clean their hands or from foods fertilised/irrigated with water containing infected human faeces. Ibrahim notes that tapeworms linger in any environment where personal or communal hygiene is low or non-existent. “Human tapeworm carriers contaminate the environment with tapeworm eggs which pass out with faeces,” he warns; underscoring the need to wear bathroom slippers whenever we are out of the house.

He explains that when someone mistakenly ingests the eggs (larvae) of this worm, the individual will develop cysticercosis – a parasitic tissue infection which physicians consider a serious disease. Again, this is why foods that we intend to eat without cooking, such as salad leaves and other vegetables, should be soaked in white vinegar-water solution for at least 10 minutes in order to kill worm larvae and make our vegetable or salad safe. If white vinegar is not available, nutritionists say, you could use salt-water solution; though white vinegar is considered optimal. Physicians say the tapeworm larvae can develop in a number of tissues such as the muscles, subcutaneous tissues (the third of the three layers of skin), eyes and brain; and that those that are located in the central nervous system can cause neurocysticercosis, the most severe form of the disease. “The symptoms of cysticercosis include abdominal pain, diarrhoea or constipation, nausea and vomiting, headache, lethargy, confusion, vision changes, weakness or numbness,” Ibrahim notes.

He adds that when left untreated, the infestation could lead to the involvement of other body tissues, which may result in swelling of the skeletal muscle (muscles that make movement possible), subcutaneous cysts (which may feel like large peas under the surface of the skin), and vision changes when the cysts infect the eyes. In potential complications of cysticercosis, symptoms may include stroke or, in extreme cases, death, scientists warn. This is not all. Would you know that this terrible worm can cause epileptic seizures if it is not expelled from the body by way of regular deworming? Ibrahim says by the time cysticercosis sets in and the cysts develop in the central nervous system, it can cause neurocysticercosis – the most severe form of the disease (cysticercosis) and one of the main preventable causes of epilepsy (seizures) in many developing countries such as ours.

Neurocysticercosis is present in about 70 per cent of cases, experts say; and symptoms may include chronic headaches, blindness, seizures (or epilepsy if they are recurrent), hydrocephalus (abnormal accumulation of water in the brain), meningitis, dementia and symptoms caused by lesions occupying spaces of the central nervous system. “This is not to say that anyone who has epileptic seizures should not see the doctor. Rather, the individual needs to see the doctor as a matter of urgency, because by that time, the problem has gone beyond the need for mere deworming. S/he needs more urgent and radical treatment if life must be saved,” Ibrahim warns. In fact, a World Health Organisation statistics reveal that more than 80 per cent of the world’s 50 million people who are affected by epilepsy live in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, many of which are endemic for pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) which can infect humans when they eat raw or undercooked pork.

Prevent tapeworm infestation

The prevention of cysticercosis can be achieved through various measures, including the following:
  • Public education regarding the parasite and its route of transmission
  • Avoidance of raw or undercooked pork in endemic areas
  • Avoidance of potential introduction of poops into the mouth through routine hand washing, good personal hygiene, as well as through the proper handling and preparation of foods
  • Meat inspection and the proper disposal of infected meat in endemic areas
  • Improved sanitary measures for human waste disposal in endemic areas
  • Screening contacts of infected individuals and instituting appropriate treatment
  • Improved sanitation;
  • Improved pig husbandry;
  • Anthelmintic (deworming) treatment of pigs;
  • Improved meat inspection, and processing of meat products.
  • Developing a vaccine for the prevention of cysticercosis which may be used in the future; currently, there is no vaccine approved for use in humans, though there have been advances in vaccines being used in pigs

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14 comments:

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  4. I myself have epilepsy. Not to this extreme with grand mail seizures daily, but it still affects me in other ways daily. I am on medicine, which has slowly stopped working and I notice my twitches, blank stares, and memory loss (even in the midst of a sentence) starting to return. The side effects of this drug is noticeable and painful to deal with. It is so strong that if a normal person were to take my dose, they will die of an overdose.when i was going through the internet i come across Owens post thanking Dr Lewis hill for curing his seizure problem, and i got the contact of Dr Lewis hill and i quickly contacted him then he made me to know that the medication is 100% cure, and that was how i got the medicine which i used, after which i went for medical test It worked! Over a year now, i have not show any symptoms of seizure and I believe that am cure permanently if you need his help email him on drlewishill247@gmail.com

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  5. I myself have epilepsy. Not to this extreme with grand mail seizures daily, but it still affects me in other ways daily. I am on medicine, which has slowly stopped working and I notice my twitches, blank stares, and memory loss (even in the midst of a sentence) starting to return. The side effects of this drug is noticeable and painful to deal with. It is so strong that if a normal person were to take my dose, they will die of an overdose.when i was going through the internet i come across Owens post thanking Dr Lewis hill for curing his seizure problem, and i got the contact of Dr Lewis hill and i quickly contacted him then he made me to know that the medication is 100% cure, and that was how i got the medicine which i used, after which i went for medical test It worked! Over a year now, i have not show any symptoms of seizure and I believe that am cure permanently if you need his help email him on drlewishill247@gmail.com

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  8. I am Sophie from Canada, I once suffered from a terrible and Chronic epilepsy ,since i was bone , the doctor told me there was no permanent cure i was given medications to slow down its progress, i constantly felt my health was deteriorating as i constantly go out of breath,and this illness was really terrible especially when am going out with my friends, i have this constant disorder for about 31 years, this was really a terrible illness ,on thin one day that i was going through the internet,and i came across a post of Mrs Kate on how his son was been cured from epilepsy through the help of Dr Williams herbal product, I contacted this herbal doctor via his email and explain everything to him and make purchase of his product,few days later he sent me the herbal medicine through courier service, when i received the herbal medicine i used it for 4 weeks as prescribed and i was totally cured of epilepsy within those week of usage,on thin now i have not experience any sign of seizure.if you need his help you can Contact this herbal doctor via his email drwilliams098675@gmail.com for help

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  11. I am Shelley from Los Angeles,California, I want to testify on how i got cured from seizure, I have suffered from seizure since the year 2011 with so mush anxiety ,that i have to spend so mush money getting pain relief in the hospital, and I have visited several doctor ,but all to no avail, my world was gradually coming to an end because of the fainting and muscle spasms , until i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal Dr Williams who use herbal portion in curing people from different kind of diseases including seizure, at first i doubted if it we be able to cure my Generalised tonic-clonic seizure , but i decided to give it a try, when i contacted this herbal doctor via his email, he prepared a herbal portion and sent it to me via courier service, when i received this herbal medicine, he gave me step by step instructions on how to apply it, when i applied it as instructed, i was completely free from seizure just for 1 months of usage,i we recommend this to all my friend family in the world today who still suffering from seizure you can contact him through his email on drwilliams098675@gmail.com for help.

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  12. I am Shelley from Los Angeles,California, I want to testify on how i got cured from seizure, I have suffered from seizure since the year 2011 with so mush anxiety ,that i have to spend so mush money getting pain relief in the hospital, and I have visited several doctor ,but all to no avail, my world was gradually coming to an end because of the fainting and muscle spasms , until i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal Dr Williams who use herbal portion in curing people from different kind of diseases including seizure, at first i doubted if it we be able to cure my Generalised tonic-clonic seizure , but i decided to give it a try, when i contacted this herbal doctor via his email, he prepared a herbal portion and sent it to me via courier service, when i received this herbal medicine, he gave me step by step instructions on how to apply it, when i applied it as instructed, i was completely free from seizure just for 1 months of usage,i we recommend this to all my friend family in the world today who still suffering from seizure you can contact him through his email on drwilliams098675@gmail.com for help.

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  13. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Dr Williams for everything he have done in my life. I have been in tears for so many years now, having found that my only son is suffering from seizure, lesion after some years of being under extreme stress., . I spent 24 hours freaking out and finally calmed down after reading some testimony on here about Dr Williams herbal medicine to seizure. The moment came and I mumbled out to my husband about Dr Williams product (with a few tears) and he was AMAZE – . He was just worried about our son been free from this disorder that was how will order for Dr Williams product on line , after my son finish taking Dr Williams medicine for just within a period of one month. Will went to the doc together who confirmed that he was seizure free.
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