If you’ve handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body.

Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most virulent form of human malaria ... This would lead to removal of infected RBCs by the spleen macrophages; however, the parasite escapes passage ...

Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live 8-centimeter (3-inch) long parasitic roundworm that ... first discovery of a live worm inside a human brain. The finding unleashed a mad ...

A video showing a boat captain pulling parasites off a whale's head in a ... the viral video appears to show a heartwarming act of human kindness. In the footage posted to Facebook in March ...

all the researchers agree that more research in humans is necessary to determine whether any natural spices, herbs, and supplements have any benefits for treating parasites. The Food and Drug ...

This parasite enters the human body through the consumption of raw or undercooked meat and can migrate to various organs, including the skin, brain, and eyes, causing severe health complications.

Here’s how it works. Scientists have discovered a new species of human parasite that appears to be resistant to common antiparasitic treatments, such as ivermectin. "The infection tends not to ...

Credit: Dan Metz New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds a tiny freshwater parasite known to cause health problems in humans defends its colonies with ...