World’s First Tapeworm Fossil Discovered in an Amber Suggests That Parasite Has Been Upsetting Guts for at Least 99 Million Years

Medicine & Technology Apr 05, 2024

A tapeworm body fossil discovered in a Kachin amber in Myanmar suggests that this endoparasitic marine species have been wreaking havoc on intestine since the mid-Cretaceous. Continue reading the article to learn more.

First-Ever Tapeworm Fossil Found in Kachin Amber in Myanmar [Study]

Apr 01, 2024

Researchers led by China discovered the fossils of the first-ever tapeworms preserved in a Kachin Amber. Continue reading to learn more.

Not A Brain Tumor But A Tapeworm

Jun 12, 2019

Doctors were initially convinced that it was a tumor on her left lobe which caused her symptoms. Only when her skull was opened did they find the real culprit.

A Indian Teen Dies of Tapeworm Egg Infestation in Brain

Mar 29, 2019

An 18-year-old who complained of seizures in the emergency room of an Indian hospital turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.