In 2007, a British woman who visited India for two months was found to have 38 parasites in her brain. According to UK media reports, 42 year old lawyer‘The woman named Ree Denman is a neurosystemist‘He is suffering from a rare disease called CS. This disease is usually caused by tapeworms in pork, which attacks the brain and nervous system. It is one of the leading causes of epilepsy worldwide. A BBC report said, Only a small number of people are diagnosed each year in the UK.
Four years after returning from India, in 1971‘For the first time, Ri felt something wrong with her body. While using the toilet he noticed a meter long tapeworm. An MRI scan showed 38 parasitic cysts in his brain. He underwent years of treatment to control the resulting epilepsy‘I have to take medicine for the rest of my life.
Now the question arises, Is the trip to India really responsible for his illness?? According to the World Health Organization, Due to lack of hygiene, parasite eggs enter human stomach through contaminated water or food. l‘Rhee said he did not eat animal meat at all while in India. Still according to doctors, He contracted the disease by unknowingly eating food contaminated with parasite eggs. Some important facts about this disease are discussed below‘l
First event h‘Eating pork alone does not cause this disease. Half cooked pork, There are many reasons to eat beef or fish‘b can be used. However, parasites that reach the brain are usually spread through the feces of an infected person. Vegetables prepared without proper hand washing, The eggs of these parasites can enter the human body through fruits and vegetables or any other food.
The second fact is h‘This disease can also spread through contaminated water. Where sanitation is poor, There, the parasite eggs are mixed with the water from the faeces of the infected person‘b can be used. If you drink contaminated water or eat food washed with water, the parasite’s eggs enter the stomach, exit and travel through the bloodstream to form cysts in the brain or muscles. The disease can also be caused by swallowing water while swimming in an unclean river or pond.‘b can be used.
The third event is h‘l This disease is very rare in the UK but is more common in countries like India. In the UK, food safety and sanitation are very good and disease is almost non-existent. On the other hand, Asia, The disease is common in many African and Latin American countries. In India too this disease affects many people where hygiene is lacking and it has become one of the leading causes of epilepsy.
Finally, a major question arises as to whether l‘How can you be sure that Ri got the disease in India?‘B can? Actually, it is impossible to say with absolute certainty, Because there is no test that can prove which country the parasite came from. However, while it is equivalent to not being a disease in the UK, it is prevalent in India, Also, by observing its travel history, doctors assumed that it came from India. Symptoms appear years after the parasite’s eggs enter the brain, Hence the diagnosis was so late in his case.