Soil-transmitted worm diseases have decreased recently, but parasitic diseases are on the rise, such as dog and cat ...

While the disease, spread by ticks, has been reported in the UK in the past, most cases were believed to be linked to ...

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 ...

In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...

I love spring … the colors, the smell, the sounds of singing birds. After a winter of gray skies, white landscapes and no smells — I just love spring. I am fortunate enough to spend a ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that tiny particles released by a type of intestinal worm might help reduce inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This condition affects millions of ...

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

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum Brandi Glanville shared a video undergoing treatment for her suspected “parasite,” which she believes is the cause of her recent facial disfigurement ...