Before you jump into any freshwater pond or lake, medical experts are urging you to think about the possible risks, such as brain-eating amoeba.

A dog coughing and gagging can definitely be alarming for the pet parent, not to mention uncomfortable for the pet. Some ...

Covering more than 2 million square miles in South America, the world's biggest tropical rainforest hides lots of scary ...

Hit the road with your dog, minus the stress. From car cues to cooling mats, here’s how to keep your four-legged co-pilot ...

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.

A new study has found that horses with higher parasitic loads also have worse coat conditions, thanks to the development of a ...

The amoeba can be found in warm freshwater but occasionally has been detected in tap water. The South Carolina health agency ...

Neuroangiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease, is a serious parasitic disease humans can become infected with after consuming raw snails or slugs.

The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage.

New research from the University of Pittsburgh reveals how the immune system defends against intestinal parasitic worms, or helminths, one of the most common infections worldwide in communities with ...

A patient at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in the Midlands recently died as a result of the infection, Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the hospital ...

Dionysus was a god the Greeks most happily imitated. Called Bacchus by the Romans, he was the privileged son of Zeus himself ...