[Oswald2001]

I have never understood why the eating of raw fish in sushi doesn't result in persistent outbreaks of parasitic worm conditions wherever it's consumed worldwide.

I have never been comfortable eating any kind of raw flesh.

[curvature]

I like sushi. But I can live without it.

Oh yeah. I can live without it.

[kurioskat]

No, but I've read the books. This guy could be a vampire :-)

[LadyCPlum]

[vagabond]

Ay, caramba!

[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by matchstix ↗

Those would be the encysted larvae of the tapeworm, not the adult worms. The larvae migrate out of the gut and into the tissues. They prefer muscle (as can be seen here) but can end up just about anywhere (such as the brain). They encyst in the tissues as a mechanism to infect new hosts - the tapeworms were encysted in the muscle of the fish this guy ate. The body responds to the worms by creating a calcified shell around them, so that's why they show so nicely on the x-ray.

Nominated for Best Posted Response On Thread.

[Sharon]

that's really disturbing!

[FavaBeans]

Originally Posted by mintycbo ↗

I don't think those are tapeworms either..

Maybe it was a Fluke

[Xfactor]

Lemon doesn't kill tapeworm or roundworm.

[T2]

Good thing I don't eat sushi. Getting a shot and taking a trip to the ER just isn't worth the risk to my life