A doctor shared the disturbing X-ray image of a patient who unknowingly had a nightmarish parasite living inside of him. The ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most neurocysticercosis patients in the U.S. are people who come from regions where the disease is common, including Latin America.

Most often, people contract neurocysticercosis not directly ... according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). When the eggs hatch and larvae get into tissues like the ...

the condition is known as neurocysticercosis - and can be fatal. Cysticercosis cannot be contracted by eating undercooked pork, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP).

Neurocysticercosis can also cause ... the larvae can get into your organs and form cysts, the Centers for Disease Control and ...