After months of a mysterious illness, NHL prospect Carson Meyer discovered a 25-inch tapeworm coming out of his body. Meyer had spent nearly a year feeling constantly fatigued and lacking an ...

In April of this year, he was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a life-threatening tapeworm that was found in his brain. The tapeworm had been causing severe migraines and was thought to ...

White specks in dog poop could mean tapeworms. Seeing white specks or strings in your dog’s doo could mean a trip to the vet is necessary. Great Pet Care says white specks could be tapeworm eggs ...

The gross-out factor is strong. Among the museum's selection of parasites is an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm recovered intact from a hapless diner’s intestine. Toshiaki Kuramochi, the museum director ...

Intestinal infection by an adult tapeworm is called taeniasis. In humans, although the tapeworm can cause an upset stomach, it can also be asymptomatic – apart from rice grain-sized eggs in the ...

NHL prospect Carson Meyer was "absolutely freaking out" after a 25-inch tapeworm came out of his body Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

If your dog has worms, you may find small grain-like worms in their poop. Tiny worm eggs may also be present in your dog's poop, but these are usually harder to spot. You may also notice ...

Tapeworm segments look like dried grains of rice or flat white sunflower seeds, and are often moving or crawling around the rectum. Tapeworms tend to be more common in older cats and cats that hunt.