A parasite as long as 30cm has been found in a man's bladder, shocking. According to Live Science, a 35-year-old man living in Meerut, Uta Pradesh, India, visited the hospital when he was unable to ...

Body lice, on the other hand ... Like ticks, mosquitoes feed on the blood of humans and animals, making them parasites.

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the ...

Once in the human body the worm larvae migrate to the kidney ... Human infection with giant kidney worm is rare with the parasite more commonly found in carnivorous mammals like dogs, otters ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease.

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

The body attacks the invader while simultaneously issuing ... Ironically, thanks to improvements in hygiene and sanitation, the risk of humans contracting these parasites is much lower and our bodies ...

So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists, and its control depends heavily upon antimalarial drugs that kill parasites inside the human body. Malaria has been noted for more than ...

Former ‘Teen Mom’ star Farrah Abraham shared her support for Brandi Glanville as she continues to deal with problems involving her facial disfiguration, admitting that she’s also dealt with things ...

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also known as malaria parasites. Malaria’s symptoms include high fever and nausea. As plasmodium is resistant to the immune system, the body's self-defense system, humans can become infected ...