cruzi), the parasite responsible for Chagas disease. The work is published in the journal Veterinary Parasitology: Regional ...

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

Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite and cause of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in many vertebrate and triatomine species throughout North, Central, and South America. CD4+ T cells ...

"Controlling the invertebrates that spread the parasites might help, especially if they aren't native to the island." The main goal is to prevent the parasite from spreading to other Channel Islands.

While other parasites may seem like they could be doing something similar, they don’t quite cross the line into full organ replacement. For instance, the parasitic barnacle Sacculina carcini ...

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

The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of insects .” It’s an obligate pathogen, entirely dependent on its host, that ...

"CGRP acts like a messenger between neurons and macrophages," Inclan-Rico says, "and this signaling triggers the activation ...

However, DlEPV couldn't replicate within the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae, a fly species that D. longicaudata wasps ...

A woman has been left blind in her right eye after parasites burrowed into her cornea while swimming with contact lenses in. Brooklyn McCasland, 23, said she was in the ‘worst pain she’d ever ...

Oct. 8, 2024 — Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue, and ...