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

A fish tapeworm infection can occur when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that’s contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. The parasite is more commonly known as the fish tapeworm.

In a viral TikTok, a neurologist reveals three foods that he tries to avoid because they may harbor toxins and nasty bugs.

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

Neurologist Baibing Chen advises caution regarding certain foods that may harbor neurotoxins and brain parasites. Large ...

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

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.

This is “pretty common” in cod, haddock, and salmon, says John Hawdon, Ph.D ., professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine & ...

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

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 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.

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.