Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

"It is advised to take certain food safety precautions." Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first ...

Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements.

Scientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite leishmaniasis in patients who haven't traveled outside the country Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on ...

The first human case of New World screwworm infection was reported in the U.S., the Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday. Screwworms are a flesh-eating parasite that are native to ...

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite in humans, but exactly how it’s so good at spreading has been murky. Now scientists at Stockholm University have uncovered a sneaky Trojan horse technique that ...

A new study of 601 older adults found that those with higher serointensity -- or a higher concentration of antibiodies -- to the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to show signs of ...

Research has suggested that the absence of parasite infections may be linked to an increased prevalence of inflammatory conditions. According to a new review of existing studies, parasites may have ...

A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...