Heavy monsoon showers in Mumbai are giving rise to the threat of life-threatening tapeworm infections, specifically ...

Heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai have led to a sharp rise in neurocysticercosis cases caused by tapeworm infection in the brain.

Doctors say that children and people with weak immune systems are especially at risk. Dr Pai gave a serious warning: “Never ...

Brain-damaging infections, which are caused by tapeworm eggs accidentally ingested through undercooked food or fruits and ...

People most often contract the infection by swallowing tapeworm eggs spread through food, water or – yes – coming into contact with surfaces contaminated by a person's infected feces ...

A 52-year-old man in Florida has been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment for a life-threatening tapeworm that was found in his brain. The parasite is thought to have come from ...

As the monsoon rains persist in Mumbai, doctors have issued a health advisory over a spike in tapeworm infections, ...