News

Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.
Parasites are one such problem you may encounter ... from one animal to another through infected blood. While it is rare for ...
Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...
The parasite’s larvae are known to infect aquatic ... renale infections are rare in humans, they can have serious consequences. The worm invades the kidney tissue, often destroying it completely ...
Entamoeba histolytica is a particularly tenacious parasite. The single-celled amoeba generally arrives in the colon after ...
The diagnosis: The microbiological examination confirmed that the species was a rare parasite called Dioctophyma ... around 37 cases of infections in humans by this particular species had been ...
The parasite enters the body and then multiplies in the liver. In humans, the fox tapeworm can cause an extremely rare liver-related infection known as alveolar echinococcosis (AE) that can lead ...
Disgusting pictures showed the parasite placed ... advice against raw foods. Human infection of giant kidney worm, medically called dioctophymiasis, is very rare. A review by researchers ...
“Protecting these parasitic bees may seem strange, but parasites play an irreplaceable role in keeping ... The generalist pollinator is among a rare group of parasitic cuckoo bumblebees that play ...