Cysticercosis occurs when Taenia solium larvae invade human tissues after a person consumes undercooked pork containing the parasite’s ... spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, where ...

In the case of the North Korean defector, the first case is most likely. Parasites which enter the body via contaminated food are often worms. The soldier's food may have been contaminated because ...

Medieval monks "appear to have been riddled with parasites" despite having access to hand-washing facilities and latrine blocks, a study has found. The discovery was made during an analysis of ...