In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her fiery symptoms—worms burrowing into her brain. By this point, she was alert ...

Several types of intestinal worms can infect humans. The general term for these animals is helminths ... For example, chronic schistosomiasis and heavy hookworm infections may lead to blood in the ...

A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ...

A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory ...

Nutrition and lifestyle consultant Madeleine Helm hosts Zoom sessions on health and recently discussed parasite types, their health effects and ways to reduce infection risks.

Preventing blood coagulation is important for mosquito nutrition, but keeping blood soluble can aid Plasmodium parasites’ survival too. Male gametes from the bloodmeal that matured in the insect must ...

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A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

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 ...