“Humans are not infected by the adult tapeworms within the dog, but instead ingest Echinococcus eggs passed in dog feces by ...

Image via Shutterstock A veterinarian is warning against one common habit that you may let your dog do. Many pet owners see ...

PET owners have been warned of the deadly consequences of letting their pets lick them after a pregnant woman developed a ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm ...

They sliced into it and found a baby tapeworm. “Of course I was grossed ... The larval form appears as a fluid-filled cyst. Pritt said the adult form is treated with an antiparasitic medication ...

The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts. Humans exposed to tapeworm eggs in dog faeces can ...

The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts. Humans exposed to tapeworm eggs in dog feces can ...

He collects some infected beef in Kenya, finds the tapeworm cysts and infects himself. Footage of the cysts inside him is seen, followed ten weeks later by footage of the one metre long adult worms.

It was revealed to be a hydatid cyst - the result of a parasitic infection from a tapeworm that causes cysts in your liver and other organs. The most common form is Echinococcus granulous ...