A 35-year-old French woman went to the emergency room to report a tingling electric sensation in her legs and trouble walking. The cause: A tapeworm lodged in her spine — swelling so much it ...

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.

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.

Tapeworms (Cestoda) cause neglected diseases that can be fatal and are difficult to treat, owing to inefficient drugs. Here we present an analysis of tapeworm genome sequences using the human ...

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.

Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went to see the doctor because his migraines had suddenly ...