Cestodes (tapeworms) form a monophyletic group of parasitic Platyhelminthes (flatworms ... but for an egg to become and egg-producing worm, they need to infect a variety of intermediate hosts, and ...

This ghastly parasite causes outbreaks and sporadic ... To bring this disturbing life cycle full circle, the worm eggs hatch into stage-one larvae in the lungs and migrate up the rat's throat.

It contains snails, larvae and schistosome worms, allowing scientists to learn more about the life cycles of different parasite species. Museum researchers are working with collaborators across the ...

The study is published in the journal Nature Communications. Many parasitic worm species live out a large portion of their life cycle inside a human host. To adapt to the environmental conditions ...

Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are parasitic roundworms that infest the heart and lungs of dogs. The disease caused by ...

Mexico made a first shipment of sterile parasitic flies to ... Female screw-worm flies mate four to five days after hatching. The entire life cycle is approximately twenty days.

The worm was successfully removed last year. The woman, whom Senanayake praised as being “very courageous and patient,” returned to normal life after the operation to remove the parasite ...