Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, ...

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 ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

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

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 ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native Africa as a result of mutations to key genes, a study ... Evolutionary Study ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...