An ER doctor explained how a patient suffered a tapeworm infection, with an X-ray showing the larvae all over his pelvis and legs.

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after ...

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...

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

Scientists have discovered a new species of human parasite that appears to be resistant to common antiparasitic treatments, such as ivermectin. The parasite, named Trichuris incognita, is a type ...

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

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. Some studies have shown ivermectin can help slow tumor growth, but it hasn’t been studied extensively in humans ...

Hidden in leaf litter near wildlife corridors, a poorly known threat to public health lies in wait for hikers, cyclists and ...