You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic hygiene is key, Mena Lora says. Wash your hands with soap regularly, use insect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can’t wriggle your way out of obesity. Doctors on YouTube have warned viewers that tapeworm egg pills are being sold on the ...

Better well done than wormy! A stomach-turning image of a parasite infection embedded in the muscle of a human body shows the dangers a person can face if they consume undercooked pork. Emergency room ...

Yadira Rostro first started to notice bad headaches nine months ago and finally sought medical help after they continued to get worse. A woman who had been suffering from severe headaches was ...

An 18-year-old man went to the emergency room for seizures, but what he found was his brain was infected with parasites. A case study in the New England Journal of Medicine says the patient was having ...

You can’t wriggle your way out of obesity. Doctors on YouTube have warned viewers that tapeworm egg pills are being sold on the dark web as a quick-fix weight loss solution — putting consumers at risk ...

A disturbing case study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. A teenager died from a tapeworm egg infestation in his brain. The 18-year-old had complained of seizures in the emergency ...

Here’s a comforting thought: you might not actually be alone in your own body right now. Parasites are far more common than ...