In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

A parasitic worm infection, also known as a helminth infection, occurs when parasitic worms, or helminths, infect the body.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of anti-malarial antibody that doesn't interfere with current vaccines, at least in ...

The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...

the Australian parasites have developed genetic mutations, which give the hookworms resistance to treatments that would usually kill them. "This is a big problem, as hookworm infections can be ...

A: Before you start your dog on a weight-gaining program it is important to make sure that there is nothing that is keeping ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The eggs hatch into painful larvae, and then maggots “screw into flesh with sharp mouth hooks” leading to a parasitic infection. TPWD officials said female screwworm flies are drawn to the ...

A host of parasitic diseases commonly thought to have been eradicated in the U.S. are infecting a large number of mostly poor ...