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Raccoon droppings on your deck hide a serious health threat. Microscopic parasite eggs from raccoon roundworm can linger for years, even af...

City birds are using discarded cigarette butts to build better nests. House finches and house sparrows incorporate these butts for warmth a...

Reports indicate the presence of "kissing bugs" in Ohio, raising concerns about Chagas disease. While the parasite-carrying insects have be...

Chagas disease, a once-rare parasitic infection, is quietly spreading across the US, with confirmed cases in multiple states including Texa...

A rare case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been confirmed in a Maryland resident after traveling from Guatemala, mark...

The US has halted livestock imports from Mexico as the New World screwworm fly spreads closer to the southern border. The parasitic insect ...

Smartphones, once helpful tools, now act as digital parasites—exploiting users’ attention, time and data for corporate gain. Despite their ...

A rare case in Tunisia highlights the danger of letting dogs lick faces, potentially transmitting the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. A 2...

A rare medical anomaly, 'foetus in fetu,' was discovered in an eight-month pregnant woman in Maharashtra, where a foetus was found inside a...

Brooklyn McCasland, a 23-year-old woman, lost vision in one eye after contracting a rare parasitic infection, acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), ...

During the monsoon season, heavy rainfall and increased humidity create ideal environments for mosquito breeding, especially among Anophele...

A woman in Congo harbored a rare parasite in her eye for two years after consuming crocodile meat. The parasite, Armillifer grandis, typica...

Parasitic 'vampire' plants that attach onto and derive nutrients from another living plant could benefit the abundance and diversity of sur...

Scientists have assumed parasites don't quickly jump from one species to another because of the way parasites and hosts co-evolve.

The disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted to humans by the infectious bite of an Anopheles mosquito.