Worm removed from womans tonsil 5 days after she ate sashimi, report says
HOUSTON A young woman had a worm removed from her tonsil after she ate raw fish five days before, according to a medical journal report. Medical professionals removed the worm -- about an inch and a half long -- with tweezers during an exam at St. Lukes International Hospital in Tokyo, according to the report published by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The worm was a larva of a type of roundworm that causes gastric, intestinal, ectopic, and allergic diseases. The study notes that the worm infects the stomach after people consume the worm in raw or under-cooked fish. Read the full medical report here.