A New England woman who thought she was merely jetlagged after vacationing overseas and later felt her feet burning learned from doctors that she had contracted a brain worm infection, a case study ...

Parasites in pets pose more than just discomfort-they present serious health risks and are highly prevalent in cats across ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with possibly 476,000 people a year diagnosed and treated in the U.S.

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria pathogen.

Because of a virus, the Ontario County Humane Society's Happy Tails animal shelter is closed temporarily while dogs seized ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

Scientists make major breakthrough in the fight against crop disease, saving money and helping to protect future food ...

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene ...

The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its ...

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) remain a significant health burden in tropical and subtropical regions, with limited ...

After Pope Francis was hospitalized last week for bronchitis, the Vatican has now announced that he has pneumonia in both ...