The infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is called cysticercosis. If the infection reaches your brain, it’s called neurocysticercosis. The condition is rare in the U.S ...

Eating undercooked meat is never a good idea—it can give you a nasty case of food poisoning within 24 hours. And there are ...

The surgeons removed it from Palma’s brain and placed it under a microscope. They sliced into it and found a baby tapeworm. “Of course I was grossed out,” said 42-year-old Palma on Thursday.

Moving forward, the team plans to zoom in on T. solium by examining the effects of the parasite at different life stages on human brain slices and the interplay between the parasite and the ...

What to know about tapeworms, the parasites that comes from eating raw or undercooked foods Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

A 41-year-old man from Hanoi, suffering from years of seizures and chronic headaches, recently discovered that a tapeworm had been living inside his brain. The patient reported experiencing daily ...

One potential cause of epilepsy is consuming undercooked pork from pigs infected with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) ...

NHL prospect Carson Meyer was "absolutely freaking out" after a 25-inch tapeworm came out of his body Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...