The roundworm infection occurs when larvae, which get on the hands from touching contaminated soil or unwashed vegetables, ...

You might imagine having a parasitic worm in your gut to be a fairly traumatic experience, but for unwitting roundworm host Theo Blossom ... It isn't a pleasant role, but parasites are sometimes ...

Beyond human perceptions of parasites, there are a range of social ... why should the extinction of a wildlife parasite such as the panda roundworm be any different in terms of good and bad?

why should the extinction of a wildlife parasite such as the panda roundworm be any different in terms of good and bad? For parasite conservation to be successful we need to unpack the values and ...

An alarming report has highlighted the risk posed by a vision-robbing parasite that could be lurking in your local park.

RELATED VIDEO: Oregon Woman Finds 14 Worms in Her Eye, Becoming First Known Human in History with Rare Infection The woman’s doctor sent samples of the roundworm to the Centers for Disease ...

Scientists have isolated the DNA of the roundworm Toxascaris leonina from puma feces dating back 16,570 to 17,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, in a study published in Parasitology on ...

Beyond human perceptions of parasites, there are a range of social ... why should the extinction of a wildlife parasite such as the panda roundworm be any different in terms of good and bad?

Campbell and Japanese scientist Satoshi Omura were jointly awarded half the prize for their discovery of a therapy to treat infections caused by roundworm parasites. Chinese scientist Youyou Tu ...

The study found most of the eggs were from Toxocara Canis - a roundworm species commonly found in dogs - and were potentially infective to both dogs and humans. Although human infection by this ...