Giant otter standing on a rock with prey in the teeth. Image by zakharovaleksey via Depositphotos. When we think of dangerous predators, iconic species like lions, sharks, and crocodiles often come to ...

“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...

A parasitic worm infection, also known as a helminth infection, occurs when parasitic worms, or helminths, infect the body.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

AN "insane" X-ray has revealed a man infested with hundreds of tapeworm eggs after making a huge error in the kitchen. The man only discovered he had the eggs after ...

A doctor was left stunned after an X-ray revealed a man infested with hundreds of tapeworm eggs. A doctor has been left stunned after he made a disgusting discovery inside a man’s body following ...

Another user, @riichh.27, pointed out the dangers of his diet and said: “If you eat raw meat you will get worms and white spots and it will affect your brain , brain disorder dangerous bacteria ...

Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms up to 3 feet long. The noodle-thin ...

Former president Jimmy Carter was touring villages in Ghana during the late 1980s when he first encountered people with Guinea worm disease. This tropical disease involves an infection with ...

Former President Jimmy Carter worked for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease around the world. Whereas 3.5 million cases of the painful parasitic infection were recorded in 1986, preliminary ...