According to a 2012 disposition uncovered and reviewed by The New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he sought medical attention after experiencing mental fogginess and memory loss. Eventually, he said, a doctor helped him determine a brain abnormality found on a scan was caused by a worm. He now tells The Times he has recovered with no long lasting consequences.
The World Health Organization estimates over a billion people are infected with parasitic worms, often leading to serious and lifelong implications. NPR interviewed Francisca Mutapi, a professor of global health infection and immunity at the University of Edinburgh, who discussed the global impact of parasitic worms, shedding light on RFK Jr.'s case.
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