Researchers have highlighted a new type of mind-altering parasite that takes over spiders and changes how they act.

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee voted to move forward with Trump's nominee to run Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to ...

While snakes don't make the cut, these creatures that are the world's deadliest animals can lead to untold death and ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

Two stag beetles locked in an epic struggle for mating rights, a black widow feasting on its latest victim and a fish ...

A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam Ghali, an emergency room doctor, shared the seriously disturbing scan on X.

X-ray images reveal the disturbing result of a culinary blunder that led to a man becoming infested with tapeworm eggs. Sam ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue, and ...

The move was a "last resort" to solve the sunfish's health issues which appeared after the aquarium closed for renovation A sociable sunfish who was reportedly missing its human audience during a ...