Cestodes (tapeworms) form a monophyletic group of parasitic Platyhelminthes ... So far, there is no single compilation of cestode life cycles. This database aims to collect and organise the available ...

Tapeworms have an indirect life cycle, they are transmitted through a host such as snails, beetles, earthworms, ants, and houseflies. Once a chicken eats one of these infected hosts the larvae ...

This case highlights the dangers of eating undercooked pork. A chilling X-ray scan displaying calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral on social media. The image ...

I just found two worms on the floor by Savoy’s food bowl,” the woman on the phone said, clearly upset. We’re used to that. I ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. He collects some infected beef in Kenya ...