Doctors diagnosed Palma with neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection in the brain caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in the Mayo ...

The various types of tapeworms, such as Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica, can cause stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and weight loss. However, tapeworm larvae can lead to severe ...

A tapeworm infection caused by a tapeworm of the Taenia species—like beef and pork tapeworms—may be referred to as taeniasis.

Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, or pork tapeworm (stock photo) A man in the US who complained of frequent migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae in his ...