An ER doctor explained how a patient suffered a tapeworm infection, with an X-ray showing the larvae all over his pelvis and legs.

Dr Ghali said that the disease, which is termed cysticercosis, is due to the presence of larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite infects humans through eating raw or undercooked ...

Now, you might think a worm living inside the human intestine sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

Tapeworms are a group of parasites that depend on humans for growth and cause intestinal infection in them. Tapeworm symptoms and signs include stomach pain, loss of appetite, weight loss.

Stomach-churning X-ray pictures show a man left bursting with tapeworm eggs after he made a grave kitchen mistake that allowed the parasites to take root. Sam Ghali, an Assistant Professor in ...

A doctor has shared stomach-turning X-ray images of a man who had tapeworms breeding inside of him after he made a serious kitchen error. Sam Ghali, an Assistant ...

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork. A shocking image of calcified parasites ...