Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

A woman almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. A woman almost died after eating ...

A WOMAN almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. The 60-year-old turned up to ...

A woman consumed a 'substantial amount of leftover crayfish' and later sustained a fever and lost the ability to communicate ...

The worms caused eosinophilic meningitis, a rare condition where parasitic infection causes brain inflammation. Unlike bacterial meningitis, eosinophilic meningitis is marked by an increase in ...

In January, a disturbing X-ray of a human body riddled with worms went viral after the patient contracted cysticercosis — which begins with eating undercooked pig but is passed through fecal matter.