Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you need to ... But hookworms were worthy of their own entry on our list because they are a bit scarier than other roundworms.

Quarter of a million host-parasite records, detailing helminth parasites their associated host species and locality, extracted from 28,000 references. In 1922 Dr H.A. Baylis, then head of what today ...

When animals on the CITES protection list are seized by the authorities ... It isn't a pleasant role, but parasites are sometimes called on as expert witnesses in cases of animal or human neglect.

The movie imagines mutated parasites taking over the bodies of humans to wreak havoc on an idyllic town. Breathe easy, though—in reality, Cymothoa exigua, the parasitic isopod in question ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

African great apes were the original host to the parasite. But a chance genetic mutation about 50,000 years ago turned it into a threat to humans, experts have found. The findings, published in ...

The emergence of drug-resistant parasites thwarts efforts to control human malaria. How can we understand the mechanism of drug-resistance evolution and build a strategy to delay it? So far ...