Yummy Sushi and Sashimi

Parasites take over mans body after eating sashimi and sushi

Me thinky this one is a hoax



http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/25/contaminated-sushi-may-have-caused-parasites-to-take-over-mans/20967808/?ncid=webmail1

It could lead to this if they get to your brain through your blood stream, but since most sushi or shashimi in the US is flash frozen first, it kills the parasites.

The story sounds bunk to me. No source, no verified information, etc.

And thanks for those images that I'll now be feverishly trying to erase from my memory. Seriously close to hurling right now. 

Yeah nice...right after dinner

Parasites took over my body and made me get married and have kids........it's the only explanation.

Huh. Now my head itches.

The story sounds bunk to me. No source, no verified information, etc.

And thanks for those images that I'll now be feverishly trying to erase from my memory. Seriously close to hurling right now. 

The pictures are real, but he didn't get that from sushi. 
Primary human cerebral myiasis is an exceedingly rare condition and is almost never encountered by physicians in developed countries. The case report summarizes a case of extensive cerebral myiasis in a periurban community in the United States.

 After a minor motor vehicle accident, police brought a 75-year-old man to the emergency room because he was observed to have a large cranial lesion. Examination revealed a 15 x 17 cm frontal bone defect with eroded frontal dura, exposed cortex, and massive cortical maggot infestation.

 The patient was empirically treated with intravenous antibiotics for meningitis. Maggots (Phaenicia sericata, or the green bottle fly) were removed by suction, attrition, and gentle contact exposure to a mild bleach solution. Biopsy of the scalp and cranium revealed angiosarcoma, for which operative treatment was refused. The patient was transferred to a skilled nursing facility for palliative care where he died 3 months later.

 This is the first published case of cerebral myiasis in the United States. Although human cerebral myiasis is rare, conditions do exist in this country that permit myiasis
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/maggots.asp#JFHElyZHDXiiIePz.99

The pictures are real, but he didn't get that from sushi. 

Well...whatever? 

I still go with the bathroom wall "philosophy" that I read scrolled to the john wall in The Dark Room (circa 1972) in SLO, CA. which said and I quote;

" I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a pre-frontal labotomy!"

I Zod Out