What to know about tapeworms, the parasites that comes from eating raw or undercooked foods Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

Tapeworms might not be the cutest or cuddliest of creatures cooked up by Mother Nature, but what they lack in charm, they more than make up for with a few very special abilities.

A tapeworm is a type of parasite that lives in the intestines of animals. Taeniasis is a parasite infection caused by tapeworms found in beef (Taenia saginata), pork (Taenia solium), and Asian ...

Tapeworms generally don't cause severe health issues. Mild symptoms might include slight stomach pain and itching around the anus from proglottids (worm segments) passing through.

Tapeworms are flat and are about the length of a grain of rice. They are yellow or cream colored. They are often not picked up in a fecal exam; they are diagnosed by visual observation of the pet ...

The best cat dewormers treat tapeworm, roundworm, and hookworm infections. The top medicines are broad-spectrum topicals, ...

While tapeworms are usually more gross than dangerous, they’re still a health issue worth treating quickly. A simple trip to the vet and some routine prevention can keep your pup parasite-free ...

So threespine stickleback fish evolved resistance to tapeworms — but resistance has costs of its own, a team of researchers show in an article published in Science Thursday. When threespine ...

A man in China had been complaining of headaches and seizures after eating pork but still waited over a month to see a doctor when they discovered he had over 700 tapeworms all over his body ...

From tapeworms to tuberculosis, women have taken part in a laundry list of beauty hacks in order to meet appearance ideals, many of which have been dangerous, painful and even deadly.