Shocking: CT Scan Reveals How Undercooked Pork Affects the Body, See the Pics

An American doctor from a Florida emergency department has shared a troubling CT scan of a patient hospitalized due to eating undercooked pork. The scan revealed a severe parasite infection in the patient's legs.

The photo was shared by Dr Sam Ghali, an emergency physician with the University of Florida Health Jacksonville, challenging his followers to identify the diagnosis. 

Dr. Ghali later confirmed that the patient was diagnosed with cysticercosis, the medical term for tapeworm infestation.

This case highlights the critical importance of thoroughly cooking pork to prevent such infection risks.

The doctor further elaborated in the thread about the dangerous parasitic infection, cysticercosis.

Cysticercosis is an infamous parasitic infection caused by ingestion of larval cysts of Taenia Solium, also known as: Pork Tapeworm. 

"So humans become infected with T Solium by ingesting cysts that can be found in undercooked pork. After several weeks (usually around 5-12) these cysts evolve within the gastrointestinal tract into mature adult tapeworms. This condition is known as Intestinal Taeniasis," Dr Ghali explained. 

"These adult tapeworms then shed eggs which are in turn excreted into human feces. It's very important to note that it is only when these eggs are ingested via fecal-oral transmission, that one can develop the clinical syndrome known as Cysticercosis," he further wrote.