USA, shocking revelations from Robert Kennedy Jr: “A parasite ate my brain”
Robert F. Kennedy Juniorwell-known environmental lawyer and candidate in the 2024 presidential electionsalong with Joe Biden and Donald Trump, recently revealed that he had suffered from a rare brain disease caused by a parasite.
In an interview given to New York Times, Kennedy opened up about his battle with this mysterious illness that struck him in early 2020. “All of a sudden I started having severe migraines and memory problems. After numerous tests they couldn’t figure out what I had.” Only after months of analysis were doctors able to diagnose the presence of specific antibodies for Toxoplasma gondiia protozoan parasite that is very common among animals but rarely infects humans.
“It was a shock to find out that a little parasite was literally eating my brain” – declared Kennedy.
Although the infection debilitated him for a long time, today the lawyer says he has completely recovered thanks to a therapy based on antiprotozoal drugs.
The New York Times article did not go unnoticed. In a tweet, Robert Kennedy Jr. even joked about it what happened: “I propose to eat 5 more worms but of beat Trump and Biden in a debate anyway”.
