Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

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.

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are even mentioned. Coming across such ...

Giardia parasites mimic human cell functions to break apart cells in the gut and feed inside, researchers found. This also allows bacteria already present in the body to join in and feed from the ...

It targets the parasite, not the whole body, like in chemo." The post further stated that "cancer is a parasite: The cure, is an anti-parasitical." The post was flagged as part of Meta’s ...

While the fluke exerts a strong influence over the ant’s actions, it doesn’t replace any part of the ant’s body ... human activities often result in far more devastating consequences ...

So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists, and its control depends heavily upon antimalarial drugs that kill parasites inside the human body. Malaria has been noted for more than ...

By Sarah Brown In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning the ground for signs of jaguar activity. He wasn’t looking for the big cats ...