I ate something on a trip to Brazil and now I’ve been having terrible stomach issues. I’ve read about people who have had tapeworms and I don’t know if I have one. How do you know if you have a ...

Candice says her 3-year-old terrier mix has “rice grains” — which appear to be moving — coming out of her rear. She is suspicious that they might be tapeworms, but questions the possibility because ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Mark Kortepeter covers infectious disease and public health topics Unlike the fictional worms in “Star Trek2: Wrath of Khan,” ...

Intestinal worms, often unnoticed, can cause significant health issues. Symptoms range from stomach pain and fatigue to severe complications like blockages. Recognizing signs in stool, understanding ...

A little-known parasitic infection in the brain received a jolt of attention Wednesday when presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he once suffered from it. The condition, known as ...

The infection is caused by cysts created by the larva of the pork tapeworm. A report published Friday details a severe case in which a tapeworm infected an 18-year-old Indian boy’s brain, eventually ...

A 40-fold increase in a Canadian strain of coyote-borne tapeworm that can cross to the human population is causing concerns for doctors in northern Alberta. Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic ...