The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...

There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

Scientists have revealed a parasite's role in boosting male insect appeal by modulating host processes to facilitate female ...

Just one fly can lay up to 300 eggs at a time and is drawn "to the odor of a wound or natural opening on a live, warm-blooded ...

Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism.

Brandi Glanville isn’t letting a mystery medical issue spoil her holiday plans with her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, his current ...

The flesh-eating fly larvae, which were recently detected in Mexico, were declared eradicated from Texas in the 1960s.

A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the Asian long-horned tick has been detected in ...

Researchers have revealed how parasitic phytoplasmas manipulate plant biology to act as matchmakers, boosting male insect appeal by modulating hosts to attract more reproductive females.