The malaria parasite exports an array of proteins while it resides in the erythrocytes of its host. This Review describes the functions of parasite proteins that interact with the erythrocyte ...

An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human parasite. The virus, called Apocryptovirus ...

When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live 8-centimeter (3-inch) long parasitic roundworm ...

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. Dr.

"In fact, it is a completely new species and more similar to a parasite that infects pigs than those normally found in humans." These results were published Dec. 18 in the January 2025 issue of ...

Parasites live in other host organisms and depend on them for survival. Parasites that can affect humans include ticks, lice, and hookworms. Symptoms of a parasite infection in humans can vary ...

A live, 8cm-long (3in) worm has been removed from the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman by a neurosurgeon investigating the patient’s mystery symptoms. The surgeon, Hari Priya Bandi, was ...