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

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you need to know about them so you can avoid contracting one. Parasites are any organism that lives on or inside, or feeds on ...

Terry Liu via Unsplash Thelazia are a group of nematodes and veterinary parasites that can occasionally infect humans, called a zoonotic infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the ...

The post’s claim that ivermectin and other antiparasitics can "cure" cancer is also unproven. Neither the FDA nor the World Health Organization have approved ivermectin to treat cancer, but some ...

The movie imagines mutated parasites taking over the bodies of humans to wreak havoc on an idyllic town. Breathe easy, though—in reality, Cymothoa exigua, the parasitic isopod in question ...

A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...