The tapeworm Taenia solium enters the human body by consuming its eggs. These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s guts, “usually around 5-12” weeks. However, it doesn’t ...

Cysticercosis occurs when the tapeworm larvae infect human tissues, Ghali shared. “Humans become infected with T. solium by ingesting cysts that can be found in undercooked pork,” Ghali wrote.

When infected pork is eaten by a human, these muscle cysts come to life in the person’s gut, growing into an adult tapeworm, shedding eggs, and beginning the cycle anew.

The man hadn’t traveled recently or had close contact with pigs, so neurologists chocked the condition up to his “lifelong preference for soft bacon,” which may have led to accidental ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Researchers have attributed a Florida man’s battle with worsening migraines to tapeworm eggs found in his brain.In a study published in the American Journal of Case Reports last ...

If pork tapeworm larvae move out of the intestine, they can migrate to other parts of the body and cause damage to the liver, eyes, heart, and brain. These infections can be life-threatening.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have attributed a Florida man’s battle with worsening migraines to tapeworm eggs found in his brain. In a study published in the American Journal of Case ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have attributed a Florida man’s battle with worsening migraines to tapeworm eggs found in his brain. In a study published in the American Journal of Case ...

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The man hadn’t traveled recently or had close contact with pigs, so neurologists chalked the condition up to his “lifelong preference for soft bacon,” which may have led to accidental ...