Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading across Tennessee. Learn how to identify them and what experts recommend if you find ...
Most raw fish harbors parasites that can cause illness, so it must be frozen before being used in sushi. An expert shares ...
Scientists have identified genetic changes in wild populations of the parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis that may ...
Taenia solium under a microscope. (Rjgalindo/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons) The thought of parasites in your food might make ...
Amid a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, we dug into our archives for investigations into parasitic organisms.
A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of ...
A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised ...
Texas is currently facing a surge in Cyclospora infections, a parasite known to cause severe gastrointestinal distress. Other ...
The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of "sugar worms" to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It's a trick I poached to convince my daughter ...