A Colombian man's lung tumors turned out to have an extremely unusual cause: The rapidly growing masses weren't actually made of human cells, but were from a tapeworm living inside him, according ...

A shocking image of calcified parasites lodged in human soft tissue has gone viral on X, shared by US doctor Sam Ghali, who described the scan as one of the “most insane X-rays” he has ever ...

Parasites can enter the human body through various means like drinking contaminated water, eating raw or under-cooked meat, getting bitten by mosquitoes, or improper hand washing. Once infected, ...

The parents of an 8-year-old girl suffering from severe headaches and epileptic seizures for months were both relieved and horrified when doctors diagnosed the problem: 100 tapeworm eggs were ...

Tapeworms are intestinal parasites that can live inside another animal or plant. ... Several types of tapeworms can infect humans. A doctor may ask for stool samples or blood tests to diagnose ...

Eight-foot-long tapeworm found living inside girl after she ate contaminated sushi. ... It’s the largest human tapeworm and is also sometimes referred to as a fish or broad tapeworm.

How common are pinworm and tapeworm infections in humans? ... Once inside your body, the tapeworm head attaches to the wall of your intestines. It uses the food you eat to grow new segments.

Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you need to know about them so you can avoid contracting one.

A Colombian man contracted cancer from a tapeworm living inside him, the first known report of a human getting a terminal disease from a parasite, according to a new study.. The man, who also was ...

The taenia solium parasite enters the human body when its larval cysts are ingested. The eggs later mature into adult tapeworms in the gut over 5 to 12 weeks.