Perioral dermatitis is a rash that appears as clusters of inflamed skin and small raised bumps around the mouth and nose. The ...

The tick may have bitten the woman's eardrum, with enzymes in its saliva causing severe pain, hearing loss and tinnitus.

Evers et al. generated exceptionally detailed 3D reconstructions of different malaria parasite stages responsible for pathology and spread of the disease. The nanometre scale ultrastructures shed ...

Lowers body temperature: While humans cool off by sweating or turning on the A/C, cats can cool down by licking. In a 2018 ...

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

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

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

New research reveals that canine hookworms in Australia are developing growing resistance to drugs. New research indicates ...

In the highlands of southern Brazil sat an “aggressive” creature covered in scars and visibly infected by parasites. Something about the animal caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for ...

Cats with severe flea infestations can suffer from skin damage, an allergic reaction, and anemia from blood loss. Fleas can also spread parasites like tapeworms and may transmit diseases.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas hunters and those who enjoy the outdoors are being warned about an invasive parasite not seen in the United States since the 1960s. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ...

African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Infections begin with mild to moderate symptoms like fever and body ...