Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among children in Africa with ...

Most tapeworm infections are easy to treat with antiparasitic medication. Some types of tapeworm can infect other areas in the body and may require additional treatments. It's believed that fewer than ...

In April of this year, he was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a life-threatening tapeworm that was found in his ...

Given his "predilection for undercooked pork", doctors surmised he contracted the tapeworm from his "eating habits". The patient responded to anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory medication and ...

Many deworming medications exist, including oral and topical dewormers, which kill intestinal parasites but do not prevent new infections. Other treatments can be used once to treat worms and then ...

It is likely that the tapeworm was acquired orally ... Born in 1955, Kuramochi received a Ph.D. in animal medicine and specialized in parasitology. He spent time working at the National Museum ...