Parasitic infections can invade practically any part ... two to five-centimeter mark on the skin. A rash may also follow. After a period of time, sometimes years, the parasite spreads from the ...

Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm ... they can cause serious illnesses. Currently, infections are treated with ivermectin, but some nematodes are starting ...

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.

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

A 21-year-old woman became dizzy and hard of hearing before doctors found a parasite in her ear ... the woman’s hearing and prevented infection. Skin irritation is caused by an enzyme in ...

The parasitic infection presents as gastroenteritis, which usually comes with cramping abdominal pain, fever, watery diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Children are reportedly most highly at risk from the ...