# Herod's Disease

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herods-disease/185839>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 2, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herods-disease/185839 "2003-07-02T19:15:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herods-disease/185839/1 "2003-07-02T19:15:48Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_216b.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_216b.html)

if this is the herod i’m thinking of who was eaten by worms in the book of acts, i always heard that it was the worms you get from eating undercooked pork. i wish i knew the reference that talks about it in the bible, but i’m too lazy to try to find out.