What kind of bone headed nonsense is this?

Sounds fun!!!

"The doctors told her she needed surgery brain surgery. "

I think the author has a calcified tapeworm in her brain.

I choose not to participate.

This explains a lot about California.

Since when is yahoo MSM?

Unfortunately, tapeworm larvae can't live forever.

I was just thinking that

Dr. House knows.

Wow. This read like a bad article in the local high school paper.

This has a Scientific American? I am disappoint....

EVERYONE FREAK OUT!!!1!

Surgery brain surgery.

/Paging doctor Brian Surgery, brain surgeon.

The derp in the comments my my brain assplode

Thus reads my death sentence, but now comes my stay of execution & appeal. An admixture of urussium alkali & orinoco manganese will calcify my Parasite & laphrydictic myrrh will disintegrate it. Henry's "apothecary" holds these compounds, but a precise dosage is paramount. Less than half a drachm leaves neurocysticercosis unpurged, but more kills the patient with the cure. My doctor warns me that as the Parasite dies, its poison sacs split & secrete their cargo, so I shall feel worse before my recovery is compleat.

Omahawg: well that's the last time i give a mexican a rim-job

NO MORE

That went really well with dinner.
Thanks!

I think a parasite ate all the apostrophes, hyphens and (most relevantly) colons from that article.

DON'T EAT THE PORK TACOS

Nope nope nope

Because People in power are Stupid: Don't shiat where you eat. Problem solved.

Ummm, FTFA:

"The senior proglottids contain eggs thousands of them. During the course of a natural lifecycle, the proglottids are discarded through their host s anus. A family member, friend or restaurant cook infected with an adult tapeworm can secrete tens of thousands of tapeworm eggs daily, which can be easily ingested by others."

The eggs just fall out - shiatting isn't necessary.

That is why for many places the only safe rule is the 0 second rule because there may be worm eggs on the floor.

Are we going to get this story every three months?
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But maybe that's subby's point. If it's good enough for MSM to trot out every three months then, dammit, it's good enough for this forum to talk about every three months. We can refine our snarky comments about neurocysticercosis during the short neurocysticercosis off-season.

Gelatinous: DON'T EAT THE PORK TACOS

Es Carne de Burro.

Montezuma's revenge, part dos.

The CDC reports the average cost of neurocysticercosis at $37,600 per hospitalization.

The most common form of payment is Medicaid, a tax-funded public service. In Los Angeles County, the economic impact is even more pronounced, costing $66,000 on average, the increase likely due to the high cost of health care in the state, says Frank Sorvillo, a University of Los Angeles professor of epidemiology.

Hurray California!

Philbb: drjekel_mrhyde: The derp in the comments my my brain assplode

Why do people come into Fark comments and talk about TFA's comments? Is it because you all know that once you say something I'll be compelled to go look for myself?

It's never a pleasant experience but, I just can't seem to help myself.

My wife does that. I'll send her an article I found off Fark and she will be going on about the article's comments and then I'll have to go back and look it up to see what she's talking about.

drjekel_mrhyde: The derp in the comments my my brain assplode

I found the comments to be quite intelligent and insightful. Also, I blame Obama for your typo.

Meatybrain: Arkanaut: This explains a lot about California.

Yes. Lots of agriculture, lots of rich people, meaning lots of jobs God-fearing entitled Amurrican assholes won't touch, meaning more "marginalized" persons taking those jobs. And our healthcare for the marginalized is better, so we treat them rather than let them die off.

fark you.

This guy really has a good point. In a few years, when he matures a bit and learns how to communicate more effectively, we will discover just what that might be. Let us be patient and see what develops.

This was all I could think of upon reading the words 'calcified tapeworm lodged in her brain'.

Eeeeeeyaaauggghhhhh

FTA: The CDC reports the average cost of neurocysticercosis at $37,600 per hospitalization.

Wellnow, that's a bargain compared to a scorpion sting...

Holy crap! What a poorly written article. Six paragraphs of complete B.S. before any real facts. When I think "brain parasites", the only facts I'm concerned about are how do I avoid this, and failing that how to promptly diagnose and treat.

trentrockport: Holy crap! What a poorly written article. Six paragraphs of complete B.S. before any real facts. When I think "brain parasites", the only facts I'm concerned about are how do I avoid this, and failing that how to promptly diagnose and treat.

Take your revenge out on Yahoo answers. "How is calcified brain babby formed?" anyone?

"It was a tumor. No, it was cancer."

I disagree, I think it was neoplasia.

And here I thought it was going to be Toxoplasma gondii again, instead of fossilized brain-tapeworms.

Reading this article made me wish I had a brain parasite, which might have lessened the existential agony the writing caused me.