April 21,2010 - Tapeworm infection of the brain, primarily a Latin American health problem, has been around for awhile but is now on the increase in states bordering Mexico. Not to be confused with health care crisis, still, Loyola University Health System researchers reports it as
Tapeworm brain infection 'serious health concern'
Increasing in Mexico and bordering southwestern states
Illegal immigrants cross southwestern borders bringing more with them than just the hope for a job American citizens desperately need. Some bring serious diseases that are then spread to the American population at large. Is your family at risk?
An alarming increase in the numbers of tuberculosis and other diseases which we had previously eradicated from our nation, has long been a concern, and now an array of neurological diseases are on the rise, both in Mexico and in bordering southwestern states. Some of these diseases, such as tapeworm infections of the brain, can be spread by touch. If you live in an area, that you know is heavily overwhelmed with an influx of illegal immigrants from the border of Mexico, can you think of the contaminated objects you may daily touch and then touch your mouth? How about your children, at school?...
