Hookworms are parasitic worms that typically enter the human body through the skin, usually when individuals come into contact with contaminated soil. The larvae of the hookworm penetrate the skin ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...

Horsehair worms, belonging to the phylum Nematomorpha, are fascinating parasites known for their ... and have systems in place to gain human feedback on the overall quality of the process.

Ms Badolé suffers from loiasis, a chronic filarial disease caused by the Loa loa parasite, also known as the African eye worm ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

Guinea worms are thin, thread-like parasites that can grow up to three feet long within the human body, before emerging through the skin. The Carter Center Humans cannot develop resistance to the ...

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.

Key takeawaysGlobally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, ...

Glutamate dehydrogenases (GDHs), which are found across many worm parasites, have emerged as promising targets for vaccine development. At the same time, the research team is working on creating ...