Toxoplasma gondii is an incredibly pervasive parasite that can infect pretty much any warm-blooded animal, taking up ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species ...

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

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

In a nutshell Researchers found human-infecting parasitic worms in 93% of freshwater fish sampled from popular fishing spots in southern California, including bluegill and largemouth bass. A ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped ...

Conservative influencers are pushing livestock dewormers along with DIY “detox” potions, and people are posting photos of ...