Fish tapeworm infections are more common in countries where the consumption of raw fish is common practice. These include Europe, North America, and some countries in Asia.

When tapeworms are confined to the intestines, appropriate treatment gets rid of them in more than 95% of people. More serious complications of tapeworm infection are also treated with medications ...

Tapeworm infections in the U.S. are less common. If you're infected with either parasite, you may not have many symptoms. Pinworms often cause itching around the anus.

A fish tapeworm infection, or diphyllobothriasis, occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that's contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. Find out more about it here.

A DEADLY parasite carried by foxes that can hide in your body for up to 15 years silently destroying organs is on the rise ...

X-ray images reveal the disturbing result of a culinary blunder that led to a man becoming infested with tapeworm eggs. Sam ...

Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise ... (1973–2022). AE is an understudied, life-threatening infection caused by the fox tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis.

Cysticercosis is a tapeworm infection that affects the brain, muscle, and other tissues. It is caused by ingesting larval cysts of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).

One veterinarian has issued a warning over a habit treasured by dog owners over fear of tapeworm infection. Ben Ali et al., Open Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports ...