Mumbai's monsoon season may increase the risk of neurocysticercosis, a serious brain infection caused by tapeworms. Poor sanitation and hygiene practices contribute to its spread.

As the monsoon rains persist in Mumbai, doctors have issued a health advisory over a spike in tapeworm infections, ...

Doctors say that children and people with weak immune systems are especially at risk. Dr Pai gave a serious warning: “Never ...

Brain-damaging infections, which are caused by tapeworm eggs accidentally ingested through undercooked food or fruits and ...

Mumbai faces a rising threat of neurocysticercosis due to monsoon floods, warn doctors. The brain infection, caused by pork ...

As Mumbai battles heavy monsoon downpours and flooding, medical professionals are raising alarm over an increase in ...

Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis ...