Doctors in India recently made a rare and unsettling discovery after a 35-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room ...

A 35-year-old man who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.

Human infection with giant kidney worm is rare with the parasite more commonly found in carnivorous mammals like dogs, otters and weasels.

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

It might still affect human behavior in important ways. The infection is caused by a brain parasite transmitted by cats. The parasite lives in a sort of symbiosis with our furry friends.

Roundworm infection is relatively common in dogs and often they carry it without symptoms - but in humans it can cause blindessCredit: Getty Roundworms are parasites found in cats, dogs ...

The study sheds new light on how the Chagas Disease parasite invades human cells—a crucial step towards developing effective treatments for this neglected tropical disease. Chagas Disease ...

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This year’s forecast highlights expanding risk of Lyme, Heartworm, Anaplasmosis, and Ehrlichiosis based on 10 million ...

Dr. Sky Blue, who works with ivermectin in his practice as infectious disease doctor in Idaho, told the Idaho Capital Sun that the bill is part of a broader trend to promote unproven medical remedies ...

Most humans have long-lived infections in various ... that the immune system indeed recognizes the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which causes toxoplasmosis -- challenging some ...