Mexican Brain Worm
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18493
here is a site that explains in a little more detail the joy of brainworms…i know you all are very curious about it and want to think about it all the time.
you are very welcome kathy.
July 1, 2008 at 4:36 am
oh. my. god. the most terrifying part: ‘However, a person infected with the intestinal tapeworm stage of the infection (T. solium) will shed tapeworm eggs in their bowel movements.’ merely for the language use of human beings ’shed’ding eggs in their feces. gross. close runner up: ‘Once inside the stomach, the tapeworm egg hatches, penetrates the intestine, travels through the bloodstream and may develop into cysticerci in the muscles, brain, or eyes.’ good lord, you know my fears are extra-irrational when the language use of the first quote outweighs the sheer terror of a huge worm puncturing the intestine to then crawl up the body into the brain or poke out the eyes.
and thanks lu, i really need another thing to worry about. alzheimer’s, autism, and brainworms.
July 11, 2008 at 5:18 pm
check out the site stats… mexican brain worm is by far the most viewed post on our blog – it has been viewed 106 times. meaning we have saved 106 lives, clearly.
July 22, 2008 at 3:40 pm
When you google “Mexican brain worm” as I did yesterday, your site comes up near the top of the list. I was reading about it off the link before I realized that the “luluanne” that posted the link was my sister. I think she’s the only one in the world worried about this enough to blog about it.
July 25, 2008 at 9:36 pm
oh i dont know i think ive scared a few of my friends enough to lose sleep over it. it’s probably the worst thing ever.