While cats that spend time outside are more likely to encounter parasites, even indoor-only cats can become infected. Three ...

New research reveals that canine hookworms in Australia are developing growing resistance to drugs. New research indicates ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth, and we're still in the dark about much of the life that calls it home. Here ...

In the highlands of southern Brazil sat an “aggressive” creature covered in scars and visibly infected by parasites.

Brain parasites ... many different stages. Humans acquire the infection by contact with water from freshwater lakes containing schistosomal larvae, which penetrate the skin and migrate into ...

“Don’t wait for the signs of intestinal worm infection to present themselves. According to the World Health Organization, ...

Scientists found an “aggressive” creature with scars and parasites in the Brazil highlands ... “Many” of the frogs had parasitic mites “under their skin,” the study said.

Progress occurs every day, however, right under our noses ... by guinea worm larvae and results in an adult worm breaking through the victim’s skin. In the 1940s, annual cases in humans were near 50 ...

Carter served just one-term in the White House, but became one of the most active former presidents in US history.

Share on Pinterest Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter died at age 100. His lasting legacy in public health lives on. Ken Krakow/Getty Images Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, died at age 100 ...

Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms ... on the skin around the anus. If an infected person scratches the area around their anus and doesn't wash their hands, the eggs can get under their ...

Like many parasites, the life cycle of this organism is complex and involves many different stages. Humans acquire the infection by contact with water from freshwater lakes containing schistosomal ...