Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

These blood flukes, which are among the most prevalent parasites in humans, infecting nearly 250 million people, have ...

People can ingest the parasite while consuming water or fresh ... Other illnesses might share some of these symptoms, and a stool test will be needed to confirm cyclosporiasis.

Swallows infected with parasites move less and in smaller ranges than healthy ones—with detrimental effects on their foraging ...

Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii increased the host cell’s metabolic activity, offering insights into potential ...

Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.

Researchers have detailed an outbreak that sickened dozens of people in Italy in 2022 caused by a parasite after people ate ...

A man was blinded and deformed after a parasite began breeding in his eyeball. The unnamed 30-year-old in India developed a grapefruit-sized tumor on his eyelid that stretched down to his chest.

Oct. 24, 2024 — Plants communicate through volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that help them respond to herbivorous pest attacks. This review explored the mechanisms behind these plant ...

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts – first in snails and then in mammals such as people, dogs and mice. Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through the ...

The goal of these factors is to manipulate the fruit fly's physiological processes, like its development from egg to adult ...

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts – first in snails and then in mammals such as people, dogs and mice. Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through ...