Mumbai's monsoon season may increase the risk of neurocysticercosis, a serious brain infection caused by tapeworms. Poor sanitation and hygiene practices contribute to its spread.

As the monsoon rains persist in Mumbai, doctors have issued a health advisory over a spike in tapeworm infections, ...

Doctors say that children and people with weak immune systems are especially at risk. Dr Pai gave a serious warning: “Never ...

Brain-damaging infections, which are caused by tapeworm eggs accidentally ingested through undercooked food or fruits and ...

Mumbai faces a rising threat of neurocysticercosis due to monsoon floods, warn doctors. The brain infection, caused by pork ...

Mumbai faces a rising threat of neurocysticercosis, a brain-damaging tapeworm infection, exacerbated by monsoon rains and poor sanitation. Doctors warn that consuming contaminated food or water can ...

Meet the fox tapeworm The new study is a retrospective one, in which a group of doctors in Switzerland examined medical records of 334 patients who developed the disease alveolar echinococcosis ...