Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can travel throughout your body —even across your eyeball!

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Parasitic infections or worms can affect anyone, regardless of age or location. While often associated with unsanitary conditions, these infections occur ...

Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you ... Myiasis is very painful and can cause skin lesions, bleeding, feeling maggots under your skin, and a foul odor among other ...

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

Humans can get parasites through eating contaminated food, by being bitten by an insect or by the parasite entering through the skin. In the case of the North Korean defector, the first case is ...