Like spiders, ticks are arachnids, but ticks are parasites because they feed on the blood of animals and humans. They are one of the most dangerous animals in America's national parks because ...

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

However, these animals kill most humans annually because of certain ... Tsetse flies are so deadly because they carry a ...

The female Anopheles mosquito may well be the most dangerous creature on Earth. When she lands on human skin ... If this saliva contains Plasmodia parasites, the victims will soon suffer severe ...

But an ancient parasite egg discovered in a 6,200-year-old grave hints that humans unwittingly spread ... East helped spread diseases caused by deadly flatworm parasites that live in the blood ...

Now, in a study published Friday (July 15) in Cell Metabolism, researchers describe the complicated tug-of-war between host and parasite that appears to explain ... how applicable the mouse models are ...

For over a month, random Elon Musk hate posters have been popping up all around London. Reddit users have captured photos of ...

Diseases have the potential to shape human evolution, leaving an indelible mark ... researchers concluded that Chagas disease, a deadly tropical disease caused by a parasite, drove a strong pulse of ...

was initially diagnosed in the USA but it's thought she may have contracted the parasite during travels to Thailand, Japan, or Hawaii. Reports suggest that she may have picked up the deadly ...