A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to blame.

Senescent cells, which are damaged and inflammatory, contribute significantly to aging. Researchers at the Max Planck ...

Picture families enjoying a sunny afternoon at Azalea Park, dogs splashing through water features while children play nearby. It's the perfect Lowcountry scene – until you learn what's lurking beneath ...

A kidney transplant intended to save a 61-year-old man's life turned perilous due to an undetected parasitic roundworm. The ...

A 61-year-old man thought he was on his way to recovery after receiving a donated kidney, but his life soon took a turn for ...

But in the immunosuppressed, it can cause a deadly hyperinfection syndrome, with the worms going through accelerating and ...

Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.

Figure 1 Eggs and oocysts of gastrointestinal parasites in stool samples from carnivorous mammals from the Instituto Onça Pintada, Brazil and Zoological Park of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.(A) Toxocara spp ...

This blog will briefly touch base on what to expect at your dog’s vet appointment, as recurring issues with diarrhea need to be addressed with a veterinarian in the clinic.

This finding prompted the team to test what happens when the parasite comes into direct contact with human sperm in a test tube. After only five minutes of exposure to the parasite, 22.4% of sperm ...

Researchers found over 90% of freshwater game fish in San Diego County are infected with invasive parasitic worms, posing health risks to humans, wildlife, and native fish populations. Cooking ...

Types of human parasites and parasitic infections. There are three types of parasite that can live in or on the human body, including worms, lice, and single-cell organisms. Learn more here. READ MORE ...