NAPA (CBS SF) -- A 26-year-old Napa man is recovering after a brain scan revealed he had a live tapeworm in his brain and required immediate surgery.

The 'tumor' ended up being a tapeworm. ... Woman Undergoes Brain Tumor Surgery In NYC, Doctors Find Baby Tapeworm Instead. By . Paula Mejía. Published Jun 7, 2019. Modified Jun 7, 2019.

The 6-foot monster was identified as Taenia solium, also called a pork tapeworm. People can become infected if they eat undercooked pork that carries it, or gets into contact with contaminated feces.

An MRI revealed the concerning surprise culprit — a tapeworm in his brain. He was shocked, naturally. Surgery was the next step and Dr. Jordan Amadio, neurosurgeon at Ascension Seton, said the ...

She underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Instead, doctors found a tapeworm. Rachel Palma wants people to know that this ‘was such a rare occurrence’ ...

When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live 8-centimeter (3-inch) long parasitic roundworm ...

Here’s how to tell a pinworm from a tapeworm. Both tapeworms and pinworms affect your gut and ... Then, they remove all of the fluid in the cyst. This is done when surgery isn't possible ...

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that are shaped similarly to a tape measure. Their eggs typically enter a human host from animals through food, particularly raw or undercooked meat. Tapeworm ...

Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise ... 151 had some type of surgery to remove the parasites, and 315 received benzimidazole drug therapy.

A tapeworm is a parasite in contaminated food and water. Most people have mild or even no symptoms. ... but infections in other areas of the body may require surgery. Prevention .