Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic parasite that resides quite harmlessly in coyotes, foxes, wolves — even domestic ...

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

Scientists have fabricated two bed netting prototypes targeting malaria-causing blood parasites. They designed netting systems to deliver antimalarial drugs called Endochin-like Quinolones (ELQs) that ...

Not only is NCC the world's most common helminthic invader of the human brain, it is also one of the leading causes of adult epilepsy in many parts of Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. NCC ...

Discover the shocking parasite contamination hiding in your healthy foods. Fresh spinach, berries harbor dangerous bugs.

“Humans are not infected by the adult tapeworms ... a New York mother discovered her persistent seizures had been caused by tapeworm eggs in her brain.

The parasite, which claims nearly 70,000 lives each year, usually causes nothing more than diarrhoea, but sometimes it ...

Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that ...

“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

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Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

Southwest Research Institute tapped into its drug formulation and manufacturing expertise to fabricate two bed netting ...