Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

New research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system's response to the Bacille ...

Here's how human parasite infection evolved in the U.K. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intestinal parasitic worms were ...

If feeling fatigued, foggy and bloated has become your new normal, purging your body of parasites could be the cure you need. “Parasites act like ‘energy vampires’ in the body,” notes Ann Louise ...

Parasitic worms are having a slimy moment. In the wake of news that a 3-inch snake parasite burrowed into a woman’s brain comes the horrifying report of giant intestinal worms that went wandering in a ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom searched burial sites for evidence of parasitic intestinal worm infestations to get clues about past sanitation practices and as a potential means of combatting ...

Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Even supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go. But health experts say they’re not what we need ...