The tapeworm taenia solium enters the human body by ingesting the parasite’s larval cysts. These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s gut, usually around 5 to 12 weeks.

Humans are the main host of mature tapeworms, but they need help from other intermediaries to spread. Once the tapeworm is attached to the human intestinal wall using the hooks and suckers on its ...

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

The parasites are known to make a home in the human gut after their eggs are unwittingly consumed via undercooked meat products, with some that can grow up to 30 feet long while munching on their ...

The tumor-like parasites can also spread to the lungs, brain, heart, bone, and other organs. In humans, the infection is insidious, with an asymptomatic incubation period of between 5 and 15 years.

Tapeworm eggs, which are coated in tough fibers that resist decay, have been found in the intestines of human corpses dating back to the Bronze Age, while a single whole cyst was found lodged in ...