IF the thought of having worms inside you makes you squirm, it’s time to follow some simple rules. That’s because roundworms, ...

A 35-year-old Indian man who couldn't urinate learned his problem was being caused by a horrifying worm that can grow up to a metre in length inside the human body. Disturbing images published by ...

Tapeworms, for instance. These parasitic flatworms already don't have the best reputation, due to, well, their parasitic nature and general proclivity for living inside human intestines.

Experts are sounding the alarm over the rise of a deadly parasite that, when contracted by humans, can cause fatal liver failure. Echinococcus multilocularis, also known as the fox tapeworm ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete ... Footage of the cysts inside him is seen, followed ten ...

However, the enzymes that they use to digest squid tissue are known to cause allergic reactions in humans," adds Dr. Lucia Zifcakova. When tested, the parasites were not found in squid raised in ...

The gross-out factor is strong. Among the museum's selection of parasites is an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm recovered intact from a hapless diner’s intestine. Toshiaki Kuramochi, the museum director ...