A 45 yeasr old man identified as Chen from South China had a tapeworm as long as 16ft removed from him by some doctors.It was reported that he is a raw meat and fish consumer.He had earlier complained of stomach problems and had visited a gastroentrologist in his city where the length of the tapeworm was confirmed through a test.The extraction took five days.
Doctors reported that the parasite originated from a contaminated raw food.
Tapeworm scientifically known as taenia saginata ,has eggs which hatch in cattle and are carried through the body by the animal's circulatory system. The eggs hatch three months after human consumption and develop into adults in the small intestine which according to scientists have a life expectancy of 60 years. To think someone could carry it around almost all their life.
Raw meat and fish consumers has been warned by doctors to be cautious.
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