Tap water is predominantly used as drinking water in the North American continent but experts suggest a quick quality check.

A Bengaluru man who ordered from FreshMenu, a well-known cloud kitchen promoting healthy meals on food delivery platforms, received a live worm in one of the boxes he ordered. In a now-viral video, ...

A recent expedition discovered giant ocean worms inside hidden underwater cavities in the East Pacific Rise, a volcanically active region between tectonic plates. These cramped spaces (previously ...

The results show several genetically distinct clusters of animal and human SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating within Iowa white-tailed deer, with clades highlighted in salmon color, consistent with ...

It is only the second time that the Angiostronggylus cantonensis has been detected in the whole of Europe. The parasite can cause neurological conditions in animals and humans, including ...

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 ...

Microplastics have been found in human stools for the first time, suggesting the tiny particles may be widespread in food. The study by researchers in Austria examined eight participants (from the ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because ...