PhoenixGeoff Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Fascinating news article about a Colombian man with HIV, who also had a tapeworm infection. Apparently, the tapeworms inside him got cancer (I wasn't even aware that it was possible for animals that simple to get cancer, but I guess it is) and then they actually passed that cancer on to him. A unique case of an infectious cancer. Apparently, these tapeworms are pretty common and usually have no symptoms at all. But for this guy, they grew unchecked. Why? Because he was off his meds. Apparently, only two other people have died from this kind of infection, one another HIV patient and the other someone on immunosuppressive drugs due to an organ transplant. Link: http://m.livescience.com/52695-tapeworm-cancer.html 1 Quote
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