Man Riddled With WORMS After Eating Too Much Raw Food

A Chinese man was left riddled with tapeworms after eating too much raw food [EUROPICS]


A CHINESE man who went to the doctors complaining of a stomach ache and itchy skin found that his entire body had been infected with tapeworm parasites after eating too much sashimi.

According to doctors at the Guangzhou No. 8 People's Hospital in eastern China's Guangdong province, it is likely that some of the uncooked Japanese delicacy of raw meat or fish favoured by patient Tain Liao had been contaminated with tapeworms' eggs.

As these x-rays show, tiny but visible parasites had infected most of his upper body, irritating his skin and other organs.

If left untreated, the tapeworm parasites can cause cysticercosis, an infection that becomes life-threatening if it reaches the brain.


These shocking pictures show how many worms are in Mr Liao's body [EUROPICS]

Liao said: "I've eaten shashimi nearly every day for years but never thought it could do this to me."

"I guess I'll be staying away from it for a while and hopefully this acts as a warning to other fans of raw fish dishes."

Liao is not the first Chinese person to be affected by these kind of parasite.

Two months ago, a woman also in Guangdong province, who was suffering with symptoms of memory loss and cramps was told by her doctor that her brain had been infected by the tapeworm, likely caused by the raw frogs delicacy she likes to eat.