The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

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

A 35-year-old Indian man who couldn't urinate learned his problem was being caused by a horrifying worm that can grow up to a metre in length inside the human body. Disturbing images published by ...

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

Data, seen by MailOnline, also shows the number of British travellers who have brought the parasite home with them has ...

A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms ...

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Earl Evans, a long-time hunter, trapper and traditional land user in Fort Smith, said the parasite is called setaria, which lives in the body ... the parasites do not pose a risk to human health ...

"Nematodes are amazing creatures with bodies thinner than a human hair ... To jump forward, the worm points its head straight and creates a kink on the opposite end of its body, pointed high ...

Once in the human body, parasite larvae can travel to the kidneys and grow into adult parasites and live for up to five years. When infected, it can cause problems such as blocking urine flow to ...