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.

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

It targets the parasite, not the whole body, like in chemo.” The post further stated that “cancer is a parasite: The cure, is an anti-parasitical.” The post was flagged as part of Meta’s ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are even mentioned. Coming across such ...

While the fluke exerts a strong influence over the ant’s actions, it doesn’t replace any part of the ant’s body ... human activities often result in far more devastating consequences ...

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 ...

By Sarah Brown In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning ...

OSAKA--The parasite responsible for malaria generates a look-alike of a human protein to suppress the ... As plasmodium is resistant to the immune system, the body's self-defense system, humans ...

That human is Jeong Su-in, a store cashier, who begins to wonder if she’s the only being inside her body. Once they infect humans these parasites control the human’s brain but that’s not ...

Rare parasite discovered in Polish pigs; experts highlight economic impact, health risks and advances in meat inspections.

Without specific diagnosis, standard infection treatments are often ineffective. How parasites enter the body Parasites can invade the human body through various pathways, including contaminated water ...

Parasites are often demonised and misunderstood. But the more we study these oddities and wonders of evolution, the more we appreciate their vital roles in ecosystems and our complex relationships ...