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

A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam Ghali, an emergency room doctor, shared the seriously disturbing scan on X.

A chilling X-ray scan displaying calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral on social ... can develop within weeks in the human gut, cysticercosis is caused by the ...

United States doctor Dam Ghali shared the image of an unnamed patient, claiming it was “one of the most insane X-rays I’ve ...

And scans revealed his body was infected with tapeworms ... causing the infection. A tapeworm grows inside the intestine of an infected human, sometimes to a length of 15metres.

Narrator: For some bug babies, your body is home sweet home. Human botfly larvae ... But some egg-laying parasites go more than just skin deep. Tapeworms, for example, invade your intestines.

He continued: “These cysts can travel anywhere throughout the human body. The X-ray revealed the man had hundreds of tapeworm eggs inside him. Picture: X “In this patient they’ve travelled heavily to ...

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 ...