Taenia solium (Pork Tapeworm) • Infection name: Taeniasis (when the adult worm is in the intestine) • More serious form: Cysticercosis (when the larvae migrate to tissues, including the brain) How it spreads: • Eating undercooked pork that contains larval cysts (cysticerci) • Poor hygiene leading to fecal-oral transmission of eggs Symptoms: • Taeniasis: Often mild — nausea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss • Cysticercosis: Seizures, headaches, neurological deficits (if larvae infect the brain —

YOU EAT PORK: DEWORM 🤢☠️ Pork is notorious for containing parasites. In fact according to Dr. Josh Helman, an M.D. from Harvard pork along with sushi and farmed salmon can contain parasites that can actually cross into the brain. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Absolutely insane. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I used to love pork chops but I just can't eat them anymore after watching all of the videos where people found worms in them. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Parasites can wrea