One potential cause of epilepsy is consuming undercooked pork from pigs infected with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) ...

Resistance may develop when animals are persistently dosed with lower than the recommended dosing rate of a dewormer. Worms fall into three groups namely the roundworms, tapeworms and flukes.

or unwashed produce contaminated with Taenia solium (pork tapeworm). Story continues below this ad This condition is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide, accounting for 30% of cases in ...

Pork can contain larval cysts of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium which can cause an infection if eaten. These cysts can then develop into an adult tapeworm in the intestines which produce eggs ...

Soil-transmitted worm diseases have decreased recently, but parasitic diseases are on the rise, such as dog and cat roundworms, large and small liver flukes and pork and beef tapeworms. The medical ...