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

Kennedy Jr. was notified from a doctor that he had a dead parasite in his head in 2010 ... spoke on the matter, saying tapeworm eggs are sticky and easily move from person to person.

They sliced into it and found a baby tapeworm. “Of course I was grossed out,” said 42-year-old Palma on Thursday. “I was also relieved. It meant that no further treatment was necessary.” ...

Dr Ghali said that the disease, which is termed cysticercosis, is due to the presence of larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite infects humans through eating raw or undercooked ...

The gross-out factor is strong. Among the museum's selection of parasites is an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm recovered intact from a hapless diner’s intestine. Toshiaki Kuramochi, the museum director ...