Scans found tapeworm larval cysts in his brain - which cause cysticercosis. Doctors put the condition down to "improper handwashing". They believe the man, who got a tapeworm from eating underdone ...

He said to the Daily Mirror, "I believe the hydatid cyst had been slowly growing ... Live science reports that, before they become adults tapeworms are larvae that can break down and enter the ...

But during surgery to remove the tumor, they made a shocking discovery: The lump wasn't a tumor, but a cyst filled with tapeworm larvae, or eggs. They were able to remove the cyst without any ...

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the brain. The condition is caused by larval cysts of the pork tapeworm - sacs containing the immature stage of the parasite. The cysts can infect ...

They sliced into it and found a baby tapeworm ... including the brain. The larval form appears as a fluid-filled cyst. Pritt said the adult form is treated with an antiparasitic medication ...

He collects some infected beef in Kenya, finds the tapeworm cysts and infects himself. Footage of the cysts inside him is seen, followed ten weeks later by footage of the one metre long adult worms.

The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts. Humans exposed to tapeworm eggs in dog feces can ...