With almost 250 million cases a year, 621,000 of them fatal, malaria remains a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Parasitic infections can come from water, food, sexual contact, and insect bites. There are many different types of parasitic infections. This includes infections that can affect your lungs and ...

A vacation in the Catskills, one of those beautiful summer days which seem to go on forever, with family friends down at a local pond. I must have been six. I waded around happily, in and out of the ...

Advocates for the latest health trend claim a specific diet or supplement regimen will rid the body of parasites, but experts urge caution. So-called “parasite cleanses” frequently trend on TikTok, ...

Five years after Bong Joon Ho’s Korean dramedy made Oscars history by becoming the first film not in English to win best picture, its makers, distributor, campaigners and translator dish on their ...

Researchers from the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and CEFAS have discovered a parasite present in seawater and which belongs to a primitive lineage; they have named it Txikispora ...

Did a worm eat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s brain? The third-party presidential candidate said in a 2012 deposition that a doctor suggested a parasite hurt him. We spoke to an expert, who said a ...

In 2008, Kurt started to experience things that hadn't bothered him before: dry skin, fatigue, irregular bowel movements and a white coating that formed over his tongue. For years, he saw both ...

Intestinal parasites are more common than perceived, often presenting with subtle symptoms mistaken for digestive issues. Dr. Eric Berg highlights five potential warning signs, including unexplained ...