Influencers claim that “parasite cleanses” using herbal teas and DIY remedies can rid the body of toxins and worms. Medical ...

The case challenges long-held beliefs about how these parasites behave in humans. A rare medical case from Greece has left ...

Health officials have confirmed the United States’ first human case of New World screwworm infection, a rare but serious parasitic disease that has prompted alerts across both public health and ...

A rare case of a woman sneezing out worms has spotlighted hidden parasitic infections. Experts explain how such infections ...

The notorious disease known as sleeping sickness can lurk inside a host for months or even years before serious symptoms ...

Scientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite leishmaniasis in patients who haven't traveled outside the country Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is looking into two human cases of a rare parasitic infection that comes from raccoons. Baylisascaris procyonis is a type of parasite that lives in ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a common parasite in humans, but exactly how it’s so good at spreading has been murky. Now scientists at Stockholm University have uncovered a sneaky Trojan horse technique that ...

A new study of 601 older adults found that those with higher serointensity -- or a higher concentration of antibiodies -- to the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to show signs of ...

Research has suggested that the absence of parasite infections may be linked to an increased prevalence of inflammatory conditions. According to a new review of existing studies, parasites may have ...

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived ...