#tapeworm — Public Fediverse posts

The deadly tapeworm spreading across America has reached the Pacific Northwest https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260611024610.htm

#America #environment #tapeworm

Eat tapeworm eggs, lose weight: The terrifying Victorian practice whose myth refuses to die.

Women have long gone to extreme lengths to fit into their era’s beauty canon — let’s examine the truths and lies behind the supposed Ozempic of the Victorian era.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260404-eat-tapeworm-eggs-lose-weight-the-terrifying-victorian-practice-whose-myth-refuses-to-die?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Beauty #Tapeworm #Health #Weightloss #Women #Victorians #History

Things to Come at The Ice Pick

https://grpunkflyers.notopia.dev/flyers/1226/

Oh. That's cheerful. /s 🙄

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/tapeworm-in-fox-poop-that-will-slowly-destroy-your-organs-is-on-the-rise/

#FoxPoop #Tapeworm #Awesome

What happens is when you're infected with a #tapeworm,
usually from raw pork or undercooked pork,
you ingest the eggs and those eggs will go on to hatch.
And in their larvae form, they will spread throughout the body and, depending on what tissues in the body they end in, they cause a disease called #cysticercosis.
For example, if the larvae end up in the eyes, they can cause blurred vision and blindness.
If they end up in the muscle, they can cause weak muscles.
But if they end up in any part of your central nervous system
– your spine or brain
– then they cause a form of disease that's called #neurocysticercosis.
And this particular form of the disease will range depending on your immune system and your health status and where exactly those larvae have ended up.
It can cause headaches and seizures.
For example, the disease is the leading preventable cause of epilepsy worldwide.
It can also cause issues with cognition.
And some people have problems with balancing problems, with lack of attention and also confusion.
Excess fluid in the brain can actually make this a very dangerous condition.
And in very, very rare cases, people do die from neurocysticercosis
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/09/1250201358/rfk-jr-brain-parasitic-worm-tapeworm-kennedy

#Medicalexperts believe the worm that burrowed into #RFKJr.’s brain is a pork #tapeworm larva, #NikkiHaley took over 20% of the #GOP #primaryvote in #Indiana, a live-action video explaining #cicadas has gone viral, and #NewYork governor #KathyHochul made a terrible comment about her constituents in #TheBronx.

#Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tjr1wluB9A

I've been thinking about organic gardening, #infectious #parasites and their effect on gardeners, catching up on research I noticed re #diseases in ancient Egyptian civilisations.

Given that as society breaks down we are going turn more and more more to #human waste spread on land both as means of disposal and enrichment, what can do to protect ourselves from intestinal and skin parasites? (#Roundworm, #tapeworm etc)

I know we already use composting toilets etc, but this relies on #composting human waste for around a year (or more) and maybe there will be a need to speed up (ot shortcut) the process as "normal" society collapses.

So, what are the bare minimum requirements of a "safe" process, and are there any home remedies (#herbal brews, #salves and #potions) that have been used to treat these #infections in the past?

How tapeworms interact with cancers: a mini-review https://peerj.com/articles/17196/ via @PeerJ #parasitology #immunity #health #cancer #helminth #tapeworm

Cook your bacon, yessiree
Eat it extra crispy, just ask me
Don't eat soggy, uncooked bacon plain
or you may get a tapeworm in your brain

Little larvae in your head
Giving you headaches while you're in bed
It's a nasty business, this bacon stuff
Heck, better go vegetarian, I've had enough

#tapeworm #bacon #pork #foodsafety #poem (human poem)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/13/brain-tapeworms-undercooked-bacon

... Haus of Taenia ...
$dollhouse #dolls #haunteddoll #haunteddollhouse #creepy #eerie #tapeworm #parasite #worms #darkart #horrorart #aiphotography #dalle3

How a #Parasite Excites the #Brain;
#Tapeworm #larvae may cause #seizures by releasing excitatory #aminoacids into the brain.

https://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-parasite-excites-the-brain-71578

Ever seen a tapeworm up close?

Some people swallow their eggs on purpose to lose weight, which can be very, very dangerous.

#Microscopy #Tapeworm #Weightloss

Does your stomach ever make strange noises when you press on it? You might have one of these #yokai inside of you!

https://yokai.com/subakuchuu/
https://yokai.com/kamisubaku/
https://yokai.com/nakisubaku/

#folklore #japan #tapeworm #MastoArt #illustration

Muller Fruit Corner, the sequel. I said I’d do a Tape Worm and here it is. Absolutely disgusting! #tapeworm #pubshed #thehairylemon #forfeit https://youtu.be/p98GF9qLwno

The global Parasitologist Coalition made a small and fun Parasite Personality Quiz to find out which #parasite reflects you the most! Scan the QR code in the poster or go to https://globalpc.org

Mine turned out to be Amphilina foliacea - an aquatic #tapeworm with a 2-host life cycle which has been hypothesized to have had a larger 3-host life cycle in the #Mesozoic involving #marine #reptiles: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/tr/3cd5bd7e-47de-4ce9-ac1e-8be7e7b79ffe Maybe fitting for #paleobiology to #paleoparasitology #ecology transition