Known as the ho-haputuwa or weli-messa in local parlance, the sandfly is the vector that transmits the leishmaniases parasite which looks like "a dash ... treatment elsewhere and returning home. The ...

They’re a parasite, which means they survive by ... and dinner.” On lighter skin tones, flea bites may appear red and slightly swollen. On darker skin tones, the color of the bumps may appear ...

Pharmacist George Sandhu warns Brits not to overlook insect bites on their skin Reactions to bites can include texture, spots, rashes and discolouration A pharmacist has warned Brits not to ...

When an infected fly bites a person, it regurgitates this plug, thereby injecting its saliva and the parasite-containing gel into the person's skin. Rogers and his colleagues determined that in ...

Doctors used a tool to look deep into her ear, a procedure called an otoscopy, and noted the ear canal was congested and ...

Malaria is caused by a parasite that gets into the bloodstream when an infected mosquito bites humans - or animals. There are lots of different strains of parasite and one of the most important ...

The woman, who was diagnosed with myiasis, came back to the doctor’s clinic a week after having the parasite removed and had a “70 per cent reduction” in her symptoms.

A flea is an external parasite of ... because of those bites. So, sometimes there’s confusion when looking at your pet, if there’s just debris or dirt on their skin from playing and rolling ...

A 21-year-old woman became dizzy and hard of hearing before doctors found a parasite in her ear ... doctors saw something was lodged in the woman’s skin. Buried in the skin of her ear canal ...