I didn't know I'd been hosting a parasite for years - until the most intense pain of my life
Meredydd Jones, an 86-year-old farmer, was diagnosed with hydatid disease, a rare condition caused by a tapeworm, after experiencing intense pain. He had lived with slow-growing cysts on his lungs for years before having two operations to remove them. Researchers are now tracking sheepdogs via GPS to understand how common the disease is in mid Wales.
- ▪Meredydd Jones was diagnosed with hydatid disease, a rare condition caused by a tapeworm.
- ▪He had lived with slow-growing cysts on his lungs for years before having two operations to remove them.
- ▪Researchers are tracking sheepdogs via GPS to understand how common the disease is in mid Wales.
- ▪The disease can be passed from dogs to humans through ingesting eggs, usually from dogs.
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I didn't know I'd been hosting a parasite for years - until the most intense pain of my lifeImage caption, Meredydd Jones thinks he lived with slow-growing cysts for yearsByCraig DugganBBC WalesPublished2 minutes agoA farmer living with slow-growing cysts caused by a tapeworm says he had no idea anything was wrong - until the worst pain of his life.Meredydd Jones, who is 86 and lives in Trecastle in Powys, was diagnosed with hydatid disease – a rare condition which is a particular risk to sheep farmers.He thinks he had lived with slow-growing cysts on his lungs for years, before having two operations to remove them in 2018 and 2019.A pioneering Aberystwyth University research project will track sheepdogs via GPS, aiming is to understand how common the disease is in mid Wales.Image source,…
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