“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 ...

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

Doctors diagnosed Palma with neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection in the brain caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in the Mayo ...

In Georgia, a 15-centimeter living parasite was found in the human brain. "This is the first confirmed case of a live ...

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This condition is a significant public health issue ...

Bovine cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia saginata, which primarily affects cattle. This condition poses significant public health risks ...

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