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Is That a Worm in Your Head, Or Are You Just Running For President?
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The recent news that presidential candidate RFK Jr. has disclosed that doctors discovered a (dead) worm in his brain has me overthinking about . . . things that want to eat our brains.
Real things, not zombies. Turns out it's not just worms. Join me for an introduction to some of the beasties that really want to get in your head.
Sources:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rfk-jr-says-his-brain-was-partially-eaten-by-a-worm-that-crawled-inside-and-died-everything-you-need-to-know
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/well/live/brain-worm-parasites-rfk-jr.html
https://www.nytimes.com/by/dana-smith
https://www.nytimes.com/by/dani-blum
https://biosci.unl.edu/scott-gardner
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cysticercosis/index.html
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/cestodes-tapeworms/taenia-solium-pork-tapeworm-infection-and-cysticercosis
https://theconversation.com/finding-a-live-brain-worm-is-rare-4-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-more-common-parasites-212437
https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1777167553317703852
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