Sushi-Lover Finds a ‘Moving’ Five Foot Tapeworm, Heads to the ER

Sushi-Lover Finds a ‘Moving’ Five Foot Tapeworm, Heads to the ER
File photo of sushi roll being prepared.Pixabay/Tomasz Mikolajczyk
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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When a man arrived at ER in California wanting to be treated for a tapeworm infection, doctors were skeptical—until he produced a grocery bag with a five foot worm inside.

The patient at first thought that “his guts were coming out”, according to Dr. Kenny Bahn, who treated him at a hospital in Fresno, describing the case on the podcast This Won’t Hurt a Bit.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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