Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks. However, parasite cleanses ...

New Zealand faces a hidden health threat. It is Toxoplasma gondii. Cats carry this parasite. It can cause blindness. Nearly ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

E. histolytica kills up to 100,000 people a year, but researchers now have a genetic battle plan to strike back ...

Horsehair worms, also called Gordian worms, develop in the bodies of grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and some beetle ...

Hammerhead worms, an invasive and toxic species originating from Southeast Asia, are present in several Ontario communities ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and ...

Humans can become infected with ... see hookworm larvae in soil with the naked eye as they're microscopic organisms. "Inhaling dust that contains worm eggs is another way people get parasitic ...

A doctor who was contemplating having her eye removed had her sight restored in time for her wedding thanks to a first-of-its-kind genomics lab. Ellie Irwin had a rare bacterial eye infection which ...

Kennedy Jr.’s reckless Department of Health & Human Services cuts ... “This is a man who is clearly in way over his worm-riddled head,” Oliver said. “He doesn’t know what he’s doing ...

Researchers identified a potential link between HPV and thyroid eye disease (TED) through molecular mimicry ... analysis between TSHR and IGF-1R with several viral proteins, human papillomavirus 18 ...

These flies are carriers of worms known as Onchocerca volvulus, which cause blindness in humans. According to the World Health ... They are barely noticeable to the naked eye. Before one realises it, ...