Rfk Jr. Says A Parasite Ate Part Of His Brain. How Common Are They?

Chris Morris, Fast Company
Wed, 05/08/2024 - 6:55pm

Brain parasites are more common than you might think. Here’s what you need to know about them. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned heads Wednesday when the New York Times reported on a 2012 deposition, in which he said doctors had found an abnormality on his brain in 2010 that he said was “caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.”

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