Bad Parasitic Worm Story
The moral: Don't leave your tapeworm-free house. Don't go anywhere. Ever.
"The beef tapeworm Taenia saginata is long and ribbon-like, about one cm broad and up to several meters in length. Each worm has hundreds of segments, each of which is a hermaphrodite creature... It usually causes surprisingly little disturbance to its host, who may be unaware of its presence until segments are discovered in the stools, or even wriggle out of the anus."
Found on jetcityjimbo, an entertaining diary of a hardcore traveller, courtesy of the always fascinating GMT+9.
The moral: Don't leave your tapeworm-free house. Don't go anywhere. Ever.
"The beef tapeworm Taenia saginata is long and ribbon-like, about one cm broad and up to several meters in length. Each worm has hundreds of segments, each of which is a hermaphrodite creature... It usually causes surprisingly little disturbance to its host, who may be unaware of its presence until segments are discovered in the stools, or even wriggle out of the anus."
Found on jetcityjimbo, an entertaining diary of a hardcore traveller, courtesy of the always fascinating GMT+9.
