In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

A 75-year-old woman, who has since recovered, didn’t have the gastrointestinal bleeding that usually accompanies the ...

Doctors didn't know why the woman wasn't getting better after being given medication for anemia and a bacterial stomach ...

A teenager from California visited a dermatology clinic complaining of an unsightly rash, which was later found to be parasitic worms. The 19-year-old boy worked as a beach lifeguard in southern ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley investigates hookworms - large parasites which invade our immune system. The worms have co-evolved with us to secrete chemicals which alter our immune system ...