A tapeworm infection is usually diagnosed by finding eggs or tapeworm segments in the stool. Your doctor may ask you to bring in a sample so a lab can look for eggs, larvae, or tapeworm segments.

Tapeworms are most often discovered when people notice eggs or segments of the tapeworm in stool. A fish tapeworm infection occurs when a person eats undercooked or raw fish that’s contaminated ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm infection that masquerades as a cancerous liver tumor while it slowly ...

He didn't have diarrhea, changes in stool color, or fever. Using an endoscope, physicians discovered a tapeworm almost completely blocking the pylorus ring—the part of the digestive system ...

They then shed tapeworm eggs in their stool and contaminate food or surfaces by not washing their hands. As a result, they or those around them who eat that food or touch those surfaces can ...

Remnants of foods and pill casings passing to the stool are typically not a cause for concern. However, parasitic infections can lead to complications. It is unusual for a person with a tapeworm ...

Tapeworm, hookworm, pinworm, and other types of worms affect the body in different ways. A person may notice worms in stool. Types of intestinal worms include tapeworm, hookworm, liver fluke ...

A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. Doctors believe ...