The film discusses the life cycle of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum, affecting nearly 10 million people primarily in cooler northern regions. This parasite requires three hosts: a fish-eating ...

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.

Colonoscopy revealed a long, moving tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum, located in the terminal ileum and extending to the sigmoid colon (see video). D. latum is a fish tapeworm that can infect humans ...

Diphyllobothrium infections constitute a significant food‐borne zoonosis resulting from the ingestion of raw or undercooked fish harbouring infectious larval forms. Caused primarily by members of the ...

You’re complaining of having nightmares about your teeth falling out? I dream of intestinal colonization with a 30 foot tapeworm. Everyone’s got their own hang-ups and quite frankly the largest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If you eat raw or undercooked fish, you risk ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If you eat raw or undercooked fish, you risk ...

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. You might not give them much thought, but parasites are ...

If you eat raw or undercooked fish, you risk developing an infection from parasites. One of the most gruesome is tapeworm, a species of digestive tract-invading parasites that includes ...

If you eat raw or undercooked fish, you risk developing an infection from parasites. One of the most gruesome is tapeworm, a species of digestive tract-invading parasites that includes ...