Cue the ew. A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam ...
The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after ...
The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...
A recent X-ray scan showcasing calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral, highlighting the ...
Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.
The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...
A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...
Parasites, like roundworms or tapeworms ... to translating preclinical observations into therapeutic benefits for humans,” and it cautioned against self-medicating with ivermectin.
Ironically, thanks to improvements in hygiene and sanitation, the risk of humans contracting these parasites is much lower and our bodies are no longer reaping those benefits. One study showed that ...