A WOMAN almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. The 60-year-old turned up to ...

A shocking image of calcified parasites lodged in human soft tissue ... The taenia solium parasite enters the human body when its larval cysts are ingested. The eggs later mature into adult ...

The human body also regenerates ... The growth of new segments (body parts) in marine worms is controlled by a special growth zone, in which special stem cells are located. New segments then ...

These parasites feed on blood in the intestines ... The weirdest things found inside the human body – from a fly buzzing around a man’s gut to a coconut and deodorant can Whether they are ...

A separate report, published earlier this month, detailed the time medics discovered a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. Meanwhile, in another report, a teenager ...