“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork ...

IF the thought of having worms inside you makes you squirm, it’s time to follow some simple rules. That’s because roundworms, ...

“The biggest risk factors for a tapeworm infection include consuming raw or undercooked meats like pork and beef or fish. Sadly, this includes one of my favorites — sushi. But for the ...

Kennedy reportedly said in a deposition over a decade ago his doctors caught a cyst in his brain, and medical experts told the Times they believe his description matched up with a pork tapeworm ...

The eggs were apparently laid by a parasite known as a pork tapeworm, which infects humans when they eat pork. Although bones of boars or pigs possibly raised by humans had been found when the ...

The most common form, she said, is the adult tapeworm, which is ingested from undercooked pork and lives in the gut. But there’s another, less common way to get the parasite. People who have the ...