Like many parasites, the life cycle of this organism is complex and involves many different stages. Humans acquire the ... (though it can be found in other types of meat as well.) ...

Another parasitic worm, Clavinema mariae, which doesn't cause illness in humans, increased its numbers eight times in local English sole since the 1930s. Wood says that normal public-health ...

Nutrition and lifestyle consultant Madeleine Helm hosts Zoom sessions on health and recently discussed parasite types, their health effects and ways to reduce infection risks.

Whipworm, also known as Trichuris, is a very common type of parasitic worm and infects many species of animals including millions of humans. It has also been with us and animals throughout evolution.

Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside have received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of sex-specific immune responses in obesity ...

A new tablet being developed to cure intestinal worms has shown promising results in trials and could help eradicate the parasitic infection ... more effective on more types of infection when ...