A doctor has shared stomach-turning X-ray images of a man who had tapeworms breeding inside of him after he made a serious kitchen error. Sam Ghali, an Assistant ...

Living with someone who has a tapeworm increases the risk of developing cysticercosis. People with tapeworms can even infect themselves with eggs through what's known as autoinfection. The risk is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Writing online, Dr Ghali described the condition as 'cysticercosis', otherwise known as infestation caused by the 'pork tapeworm'. He explained: "Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium", ...

A disturbing X-ray has been shared on social media, showing what a body infested with tapeworms looks like. Sam Ghali, of the University of Florida, uploaded the photo on X, calling it one of the ...

A doctor was left stunned after an X-ray revealed a man infested with hundreds of tapeworm eggs. A doctor has been left stunned after he made a disgusting discovery inside a man’s body following ...

A man was left in horror after an X-ray revealed his body was riddled with tapeworm eggs. The image shows hundreds of 'rice grain' nodules that turned out to be cysts caused by the parasitic ...

“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 ...

Stomach-churning X-ray pictures show a man left bursting with tapeworm eggs after he made a grave kitchen mistake that allowed the parasites to take root. Sam Ghali, an Assistant Professor in ...