Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go – experts roll their eyes ...
A case of New World screwworm was detected in livestock in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which borders the southern tip of ...
Heartworm disease is caused by the parasite Dirofilaria immitis. It is spread to dogs by mosquitoes and can be fatal. Adult ...
Parasites infect millions of people and animals worldwide, often without immediate warning signs. This video explains how ...
The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health ...
Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...
A dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to have Baylisascaris, or raccoon roundworm, eggs in its system during a routine ...
Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...
New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...