Cysticercosis — Australia
A parasitic disease once confined to developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has surfaced in a Melbourne woman who has never been overseas.
The 25-year-old was found to have cysts on her brain after suffering migraines with ‘visual aura’ and blurred vision for 6 straight days. She was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, a serious disease that causes symptoms including seizures, headaches, blindness, meningitis, and dementia — and had to have brain surgery to remove a
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