Eating undercooked meat is never a good idea—it can give you a nasty case of food poisoning within 24 hours. And there are other, longer-term risks to be wary of too.

Cysticercosis is caused by tapeworm larvae that can end up in your brain.

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork.

Shocking X-ray Reveals Human Body Infested With Tapeworm Larvae A viral X-ray image shared by ER doctor Sam Ghali reveals a human body riddled with tapeworm larvae, resulting from cysticercosis ...

Known as cysticercosis, the infection can be caused by eating raw or undercooked pork that's been contaminated with tapeworms, or also via transmission. What is cysticercosis?

Dr Sam Ghali, an urgent care doctor from the University of Florida, took to social media to share an image of a patient with telltale signs of a parasitic infection called cysticercosis.

An ER doctor explained how a patient suffered a tapeworm infection, with an X-ray showing the larvae all over his pelvis and legs.

A rare illness in Belgium that affected nine people was likely spread after the initial patient ate pork while abroad several years earlier. Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia ...

A collage of four images shared in August 2024 shows a woman's body infested with internal parasites as a result of her consuming raw pork for 10 years.

Undercooked pork gains popularity, but health concerns persist An emergency room physician warns against eating raw or undercooked pork to prevent cysticercosis ...