Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, or pork tapeworm (stock photo) A man in the US who complained of frequent migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae in his ...

The 52-year-old man was infected with the larvae of Taenia solium, a tapeworm that normally infects pigs. This parasite can infect humans who inadvertently ingest pork that has not been thoroughly ...

Sometimes, these larvae land in muscles ... Despite its long history, much about the life cycle of Taenia solium remained mysterious for millennia. Doctors didn’t realize that the ribbon ...

The reality is that a lot of the foods we consume on a daily basis harbor some little known secrets. Certain ingredients have ...

However, scientists report that queen black garden ants ( Lasius niger ) eat offspring in a seemingly unappetizing state: when the larvae are infected with a fungus 1 . By doing so, the queens ...

As a refreshed and reimagined update to a 2009 4X cult classic, Solium Infernum is sort of like Civilization set in the bowels of Hades – but with a greater emphasis on politics and, of course ...

"She would have periods in time where she’d suddenly wake up in the middle of the day and she couldn’t remember anything from the last few hours." ...

It is the immature larvae, rather than the adult moths, that cause the damage to natural fibres such as woollen clothing, upholstery, carpets and furs. Both moths have a similar life cycle and ...

There are a number of species of beetle in the UK that will attack natural fibres such as wool, silk, fur, feathers and skins. It is the immature larvae forms that cause the damage, rather than the ...

A ladybird's lifecycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Egg - Ladybirds lay eggs one or more times a year (species vary), in batches of up to 40. They are yellow or orange and will ...