A woman developed a persistent infection, and doctors couldn't pinpoint the cause for many months.

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

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 ...

Doctors have identified a rare parasite never before seen in humans after a woman developed a severe lung infection, organ damage, and memory loss. Here’s what was revealed about the unusual medical ...

A single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii has quietly infected roughly one-third of the global population, settling into brain tissue where it forms cysts that can persist for a lifetime. Most ...

An international team of scientists has shed light on the development of the malaria parasite and has identified a unique protein essential for its survival and transmission, which offers a promising ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In addition to eggs, tissue cysts present in the meat of warm-blooded animals can spread ...

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...