Pork tapeworm (Taenia solium): Eating raw or undercooked pork contaminated with T. solium can result in pork tapeworm infection (taeniasis). Pork tapeworm may shed small, rice-like segments in stool.

A tapeworm is a parasite in contaminated food and water. Most people have mild or even no symptoms. Symptoms might include nausea and weight loss.

A man contracted a bizarre tapeworm in his brain after eating undercooked bacon. “It is historically very unusual to encounter infected pork in the United States, and our case may have public ...

Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went to see the doctor because his migraines had suddenly ...

Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went to see the doctor because his migraines had suddenly ...

A scan of the man's brain, shown above, revealed that he had many clumps of pork tapeworm larvae growing in different parts of his brain. (Image credit: Byrnes E, Shaw B, Shaw R, Madruga M, Carlan ...

Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went to see the doctor because his migraines had suddenly ...