SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - A video of thousands of tiny sand fleas is going viral on the Space Coast. A longtime beachgoer ...

”We got a call from a nurse at a school that basically said, ‘We had multiple kids presenting with the red pimples,’ and thought it sounded exactly like swimmer’s itch,” said Stuart Whitford, ...

Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the Binghamton University Tick-borne Disease Center in New Yor ...

PetHelpful. Q: "My dog has red, irritated skin under his nostrils and started getting scabs under his mouth in the winter, ...

Experts say the disease is caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells. Here's what to know in Maryland.

Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

Infectious diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia are often overlooked factors that affect fertility in men. Accumulating evidence suggests that a common single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma ...

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

The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water. How much you consume matters: “If you swallow ...

They live between 400 and 3,185 meters (1,300–10,450 feet) deep, a habitat where parasites like L. szidati are common but poorly studied. The females of this species pierce the fish's skin to feed on ...