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

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.

A large percentage of people throughout the world live with a worm or other parasite that may eventually affect the central nervous system. Due to symptoms ranging from rashes to seizures, brain ...

Parasite, zombie, leech - these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, ...

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

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

Early symptoms include fever ... this raises the risk of similar changes occurring in forms of the parasite that infect humans. “Trypanosomes have found ways to expand their geographic range ...

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 ...

In infected humans, parasites can, directly and indirectly, manipulate and subvert host immunity and cause diseases. For example, the interaction of Plasmodium falciparum ligands (at the host cell ...