A Vietnamese woman was recently discovered to have parasitic worms swimming&nbsp;under her skin and buried inside her brain. According to reports, this occurred after she ate a raw blood pudding. Before becoming unwell, the unidentified 58-year-old woman from An Binh&nbsp;consumed the regional delicacy&nbsp;"Tiet canh," which is made of cooked beef and raw animal blood.&nbsp;

After cooking the meal herself, she reportedly experienced severe headaches and repeatedly fell over in her home.

Initially, doctors thought the woman was having a stroke, but following a scan, it was found that she actually had parasitic worms. The worms had built a nest in her brain and were swarming in her limbs, reported the Mirror.&nbsp;

Dr Tran Huy Tho, the deputy director of the Dang Van Ngu Hospital, stated that the woman's health could have been much worse and that she got the worm infestation from the raw blood pudding.

After obtaining a prescription for medicine to treat the infestation, the woman was discharged&nbsp;from the hospital. In a statement to the local media about her ordeal, she admitted that she consumes blood pudding once a month. It was something she had prepared&nbsp;herself, and she had thought it would be clean and disease-free.&nbsp;

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She said, “I thought if I make the pudding myself, it would be clean and I would rest assured knowing there would be no disease involved."

Dr&nbsp;Tho issued a warning that many people who eat raw food suffer similar infestations, frequently mistaking the signs for epileptic fits, strokes, and mental health issues.&nbsp;

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The Mirror quoted him as saying, “Many people even believe they suffer from seizures, strokes and other mental health conditions, so they get treated at psychiatric hospitals for years. By the time they go to Dang Van Ngu Hospital, their conditions have already progressed and the parasites have already harmed their brain, forcing them to live with lifelong conditions like reduced eyesight."

Although&nbsp;raw blood pudding is a common delicacy&nbsp;in Vietnam, there are documented risk&nbsp;associated with consuming it because it may include dangerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Consuming food that is uncooked or undercooked can result in serious diseases, sicknesses, and parasitic infestations, as was the case for the Vietnamese woman. 
 
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A Vietnamese woman was recently discovered to have parasitic worms swimming under her skin and buried inside her brain. According to reports, this occurred after she ate a raw blood pudding.

A Vietnamese woman was recently discovered to have parasitic worms swimming under her skin and buried inside her brain. According to reports, this occurred after she ate a raw blood pudding. Before becoming unwell, the unidentified 58-year-old woman from An Binh consumed the regional delicacy "Tiet canh," which is made of cooked beef and raw animal blood. After cooking the meal herself, she reportedly experienced severe headaches and repeatedly fell over in her home. Initially, doctors thought the woman was having a stroke, but following a scan, it was found that she actually had parasitic worms. The worms had built a nest in her brain and were swarming in her limbs, reported the Mirror. Dr Tran Huy Tho, the deputy director of the Dang Van Ngu Hospital, stated that the woman's health could have been much worse and that she got the worm infestation from the raw blood pudding. After obtaining a prescription for medicine to treat the infestation, the woman was discharged from the hospital. In a statement to the local media about her ordeal, she admitted that she consumes blood pudding once a month. It was something she had prepared herself, and she had thought it would be clean and disease-free. ALSO READ | Japanese waitress sacked for 'mixing own blood' into cocktails She said, “I thought if I make the pudding myself, it would be clean and I would rest assured knowing there would be no disease involved." Dr Tho issued a warning that many people who eat raw food suffer similar infestations, frequently mistaking the signs for epileptic fits, strokes, and mental health issues. ALSO WATCH | Severe air pollution clouds Vietnam, Thailand The Mirror quoted him as saying, “Many people even believe they suffer from seizures, strokes and other mental health conditions, so they get treated at psychiatric hospitals for years. By the time they go to Dang Van Ngu Hospital, their conditions have already progressed and the parasites have already harmed their brain, forcing them to live with lifelong conditions like reduced eyesight." Although raw blood pudding is a common delicacy in Vietnam, there are documented risk associated with consuming it because it may include dangerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Consuming food that is uncooked or undercooked can result in serious diseases, sicknesses, and parasitic infestations, as was the case for the Vietnamese woman. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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A Japanese biotech firm has devised a new method that might help detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage.

The technique involves the use of a genetically modified a type of worm called “C. elegans” created by a Japanese firm, Hirotsu Bio Science.

It is well known that bodily fluids of cancer patients smell different to those of healthy people. There have been experiments with dogs who were trained to detect the disease in breath or urine samples. However, the method is time-consuming.

The firm has claimed that their genetically modified worm, which is around one-millimetre-long, has an acute sense of smell and will be able to react to the urine of people with cancer.

With this experiment, the scientists claimed that it was possible to detect cancer early.

“The new test is not meant to diagnose pancreatic cancer, but could help boost routine screening as urine samples can be collected at home without the need for a hospital visit,” Hirotsu said at a press conference on Tuesday.

And if the worms raise the alarm, the patient would then be referred to a doctor for further testing, he said.

"This is a major technological advancement," CEO Takaaki Hirotsu, a former academic who studied the tiny worms known as nematodes, told AFP.

He is hopeful it could help boost cancer detection rates in Japan, which like many countries has seen screening rates drop during the pandemic as people avoided medical visits.

Hirotsu and Osaka University detailed "C. elegans"&nbsp;cancer-detecting skills in a joint study published earlier this year in the peer-reviewed journal "Oncotarget"

In separate tests conducted by the firm, the worms correctly identified all 22 urine samples from pancreatic cancer patients, including people with early stages of the disease.

(With inputs from agencies)

A Japanese biotech firm has devised a new method that might help detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage. The technique involves the use of a genetically modified a type of worm called “C.

A Japanese biotech firm has devised a new method that might help detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage. The technique involves the use of a genetically modified a type of worm called “C. elegans” created by a Japanese firm, Hirotsu Bio Science. It is well known that bodily fluids of cancer patients smell different to those of healthy people. There have been experiments with dogs who were trained to detect the disease in breath or urine samples. However, the method is time-consuming. The firm has claimed that their genetically modified worm, which is around one-millimetre-long, has an acute sense of smell and will be able to react to the urine of people with cancer. With this experiment, the scientists claimed that it was possible to detect cancer early. “The new test is not meant to diagnose pancreatic cancer, but could help boost routine screening as urine samples can be collected at home without the need for a hospital visit,” Hirotsu said at a press conference on Tuesday. And if the worms raise the alarm, the patient would then be referred to a doctor for further testing, he said. "This is a major technological advancement," CEO Takaaki Hirotsu, a former academic who studied the tiny worms known as nematodes, told AFP. He is hopeful it could help boost cancer detection rates in Japan, which like many countries has seen screening rates drop during the pandemic as people avoided medical visits. Hirotsu and Osaka University detailed "C. elegans" cancer-detecting skills in a joint study published earlier this year in the peer-reviewed journal "Oncotarget" In separate tests conducted by the firm, the worms correctly identified all 22 urine samples from pancreatic cancer patients, including people with early stages of the disease. (With inputs from agencies)

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