A red, parasitic worm turned out to be behind the woman's wide array of symptoms. | Credit: Hossain, M., Kennedy, K. J., ...

Doctors have identified a rare parasite never before seen in humans after a woman developed a severe lung infection, organ damage, and memory loss. Here’s what was revealed about the unusual medical ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

The New World screwworm typically infests livestock like cattle, but can also affect humans, with the infestation described as "very painful" The first case of New World screwworm affecting a human ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported the first human case of New World screwworm, the flesh-eating parasite, in the United States Reuters was ...

Here’s a comforting thought: you might not actually be alone in your own body right now. Parasites are far more common than ...

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...