Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism.

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Parasitic infections or worms can affect anyone, regardless of age or location. While often associated with unsanitary ...

it doesn’t replace any part of the ant’s body—it manipulates rather than substitutes. These are ingenious strategies, but neither parasite actually becomes a part of the host in the same way ...

The body attacks the invader while simultaneously issuing orders to ensure the immune response doesn't get out of hand. This means that when you are infected with a parasite, your immune system is ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue ...

So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists, and its control depends heavily upon antimalarial drugs that kill parasites inside the human body. Malaria has been noted for more than ...

also known as malaria parasites. Malaria’s symptoms include high fever and nausea. As plasmodium is resistant to the immune system, the body's self-defense system, humans can become infected ...