The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...

Yet, worms don’t just invade the gut or lungs — some can work their way into other regions of the body. Dr Baumgardt said: 'Take lymphatic filariasis, a condition that arises when certain ...

Depending on the degree of the effects of the worms, animals fail to thrive, some become infertile and others will even abort ...

Worms don't just invade the gut or lungs. Some of them work their way into other regions of the body. Take lymphatic filariasis, a condition that arises when certain worms of the Filariidae order ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

A TEENAGER visited a dermatology clinic complaining of an unsightly rash which was later found to be parasitic worms. The 19-year-old boy worked as a beach lifeguard in southern California and had ...

In a study published in 2023, young and old Caenorhabditis elegans worms treated with the drug – which is normally used to ...