CHINA — Doctors in China discovered something unwelcome in a man's brain after he had an undercooked meal, reports The South China Morning Post.<br /><br />Apparently the man, identified as Mr. Liu, loved to eat grilled food, and was in good health until recent months when he suddenly started having epileptic fits.<br /><br />He went to the doctor and took a blood test, which is when they found out a tapeworm had taken up residence in his brain.<br /><br />Obviously the next step was to pull the thing out, which they did, all 10 centimeters of it, which is when they found out it was alive.<br /><br />Apparently the worm was springy and white and could swim.<br /><br />The doctors said the worm might have made its way into Mr. Liu's system after he ate undercooked or contaminated food.<br /><br />They also explained that the possibility of a worm reaching the brain and staying there is higher than finding its way to other organs, as the brain receives almost a quarter of body's blood supply.<br /><br />The doctors said once the worm is in the brain, there is a chance it could reproduce and further damage brain function, causing problems such as nausea, epilepsy and the bleeding from the blood vessels.<br /><br />Well, that's why you should be very careful of what you put in your mouth.
