“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork ...

The surgeons removed it from Palma’s brain and placed it under a microscope ... a parasitic infection in the brain caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical ...

There are three tapeworms that can lead to taeniasis: taenia saginata, taenia solium and taenia asiatica. Taenia saginata is transmitted by cattle whereas taenia solium and taenia asiatica are ...