Parasite in the brain

[Single_Man]

Is it possible to have A parasite in your brain, but nowhere else in your body? How long would a parasite live inside a persons brain? How long after infection would it take for a the parasite to go from the intestine to the brain?

[Single_Man]

Yes, but like i said, my lymphocytes, that protect your from such bacterial/viral/fungal etc invaders, are very low. My blood brain barrier is totally exposed. But my White blood cell count was normal, just my lymphocytes are low.

[patient915]

If you consumed eggs of a parasite that were living in someone elses intestines, you are in some danger of having those eggs mature into larvae, and living inside you, to eventually hatch and become fully mature.  However you are not really in any danger of them going to your brain.

[Single_Man]

Even considering that i have chrons and my lymphocytes are extremely low.. which im being told by my doctor is "ok", as the immune system will fluctuate at times. It seems that right now, i would be vulnerable to a parasitic infection.

[Single_Man]

So even if i consumed eggs of a parasite that were living in someone elses intestines, i am in no real danger of having those eggs mature into larvae, and living inside me, to eventually hatch and become fully mature?

[patient915]

Is it possible to have a parasite in your brain, but nowhere else in your body? Yes, but that would be very rare.

How long would a parasite live inside a persons brain? That really depends on the type of parasite.

How long after infection would it take for a the parasite to go from the intestine to the brain?  Once again, that really depends on the type of parasite.

Am I potentially in danger of having a parasite attach itself to the inside of my small intestine and maturing, resulting in its journey to my brain?  Realistically, no.

Is it only possible to get worms in your brain, if you actually eat the pork of an infected pig? No, there are other ways to get worms in your brain, but all of these (including eating the pork of an infected pig) are extremely extremely rare.

[Single_Man]

Cysticercosis, not Neurocysticercosis.

And my first questions are still the purpose of the thread.