Recent stories of parasites in raw fish may be alarming — yet scientists say parasites are crucial ...

A fish tapeworm infection, or diphyllobothriasis, occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that's contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. Find out more about it here ...

What to know about tapeworms, the parasites that comes from eating raw or undercooked foods Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to ...

Unlike other parasites, which can wander around the body or overwhelm it, the fish tapeworm stays put once it's attached to the intestines.

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

These parasites travel up the food chain as they mature: in the ocean, for instance, tapeworm eggs are slurped up by tiny crustaceans, which then get eaten by bigger creatures, like fish.

To ensure that it completes its life cycle, the tapeworm manipulates the behaviour of its stickleback host. The fish becomes less averse to risks, more likely to swim alone, and less likely to ...

Think you have a parasite? Here’s how to tell a pinworm from a tapeworm. Both tapeworms and pinworms affect your gut and overall health.

A parasite never before seen in humans has been found burrowing in the internal organs of two moose hunters. The hunters, both from New Hampshire, were infected with the rare tapeworm after ...

The tapeworm is a parasite that lives in the gut. Learn about types, symptoms, complications, and prevention here.

The biggest parasite that infects humans can grow up to 30 feet long, but the deadliest one is small enough to lurk inside a mosquito.

The parasites invaded their abdomens and grew, reaching enormous sizes up to one-third of the host fish’s body weight. That's the equivalent of a human carrying a 50-pound tapeworm.