A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, marking its first establishment in California. The parasite can cause severe ...

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Doctors say that if left untreated, raccoon roundworm can cause severe health complications, including brain damage and death.

Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, causing damage to local ecosystems and, potentially, economic loss. Once a non ...

A brain parasite already living inside one-third of humanity is now the subject of alarming new research, and disclosure advocates say the classified files Trump just ordered to be released may hold ...

THREADWORMS, roundworms and tapeworms, these tiny creatures are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide – setting up camp in people’s intestines and causing a host of unpleasant symptoms.

Brown bears can be infected with multiple tapeworms at once. Brown bears get infected with tapeworms thanks to eating salmon. Tapeworms can grow up to 30 feet long in the brown bear’s intestines. Wild ...

Imagine a world where your thoughts, movements, and even your will are not entirely your own. Sounds like something out of a science fiction nightmare, right? But for many animals, this is an everyday ...

What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti hero like Venom? Or would you die a slow and painful ...

Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz "felt great" after completing a worm and parasite cleanse. The 52-year-old supermodel has no idea if the wellness trend - which involves taking herbal ...