A tapeworm is a type of parasite that lives in the intestines of animals. Taeniasis is a parasite infection caused by tapeworms found in beef (Taenia saginata), pork (Taenia solium), and Asian ...

A tapeworm infection is usually diagnosed by finding eggs or tapeworm segments in the stool. Your doctor may ask you to bring in a sample so a lab can look for eggs, larvae, or tapeworm segments.

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 is a tapeworm infection that affects the brain, muscle, and other tissues. It is caused by ingesting larval cysts of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).

They successfully saved the 26-year-old woman — who was 20 weeks pregnant — before running scans that revealed it was a hydatid cyst, a growth formed by a tapeworm infection that humans most ...

Symptoms of a tapeworm infection can be hard to see but may include vomiting and weight loss. The easiest way to tell if your cat has tapeworms is to look at its poop, around its anus, and where ...