A 35-year-old Indian man who couldn't urinate learned his problem was being caused by a horrifying worm that can grow up to a metre in length inside the human body ... 11.8in (30cm) long with ...

The gross-out factor is strong. Among the museum's selection of parasites is an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm recovered intact from a hapless diner’s intestine. Toshiaki Kuramochi, the museum director ...

Humans are the main host of mature tapeworms ... that are a few millimeters long. A tapeworm can grow to four meters in length. A couple of months after infection, these proglottids become ...

NHL prospect Carson Meyer was "absolutely freaking out" after a 25-inch tapeworm came out of his body ... training for marathons, long bike trips and hikes. Carson Meyer should have been on ...

In humans, the fox tapeworm can cause an extremely rare liver ... 90 percent of patients died within 10 years of disease onset but with long-term therapy, they were able to prevent a disease ...