Roundworm infection, or toxocariasis, is a zoonotic disease — a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Dogs and cats are the definitive hosts for the roundworm species that ...

Roundworm treatment of cats treats the existing infection ... which may have larva Don't allow your cat to hunt rodents Humans can get infected by putting unwashed fingers into their mouths ...

As the number of RNAi-based treatment ... used microscopic roundworms as a model to investigate the mechanisms behind RNAi and how they can be optimized for medical use in humans.

Surgeons removed an 8-centimetre, living roundworm from the patient's brain followed an abnormal MRI The parasite is found in carpet pythons and has never been known to infect a human Doctors ...

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are working to turn the ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials on Monday said that they are currently investigating the discovery of two humans cases of a rare infection called "raccoon roundworm." ...

Roundworms are incredibly resilient and can thrive in a wide range of environments. In humans, they can cause stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, appetite and weight loss, fever and tiredness.

"To our knowledge, this is also the first case to involve the brain of any mammalian species, human or otherwise. Normally the larvae from the roundworm are found in small mammals and marsupials ...

It's the world's first known case of a roundworm from a carpet python infecting a human. Picture: ANU “To our knowledge, this is also the first case to involve the brain of any mammalian species ...