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Disturbing Video Of Tapeworm Being Extracted From Woman’s Mouth Is Going Viral

A doctor issued an “urgent warning” after a stomach-churning video of a massive tapeworm being pulled out of a woman’s mouth went viral.

US-based anesthesiologist Dr. Myro Fugura recorded a video for his over one million Instagram followers, cautioning viewers against the risks of eating improperly cooked meat and stressing the importance of taking deworming pills at least twice a year.

Fugura also expressed concern about the trend of people purposely getting themselves infected in order to “lose weight.”

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