Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

People are coming together to rally behind the family of a Pryor boy with a rare infection caused by a parasite called ...

A woman almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. A woman almost died after eating ...

One potential cause of epilepsy is consuming undercooked pork from pigs infected with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) ...

The unnamed woman, 30, went to doctors in the US complaining of a burning pain in her feet, which then spread to her legs, ...

Her blood tests and kidney function were still normal, and microscopic examination of her blood showed no obvious signs of ...

A painful burning sensation in a woman's legs turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing into her brain, her doctors have revealed. The 30-year-old, from New England, likely contracted ...

A 30-year-old woman in the United States was told by doctors she had parasites in her brain after presenting to the hospital with a burning sensation in her feet.

But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain after previously incubating in rodents, slugs, and snails. This was ...

A WOMAN almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. The 60-year-old turned up to ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.