The New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in wounds, noses, ears, eyes or mouths. Their eggs develop into parasitic larvae ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...

The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a ...

National and Kansas healthcare officials are warning people to watch out for possible signs of a flesh-eating parasite.

When a parasite infects a host, it can manipulate host behavior, which may help spread the parasite to new hosts, or enable the parasite to complete its life cycle. Parasitic worms known as hairworms ...

Parasitic hairworms manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what's sometimes called 'mind control.' A new study reveals another strange trait shared by different hairworm species: they're missing ...

Scientists found a parasitic animal in the forests of China, Indonesia and Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from zhang kaiyv via Unsplash In a forest in southern China, a ...

Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...

Health Canada has issued an urgent plea to its citizens to not use an animal prescription drug known as Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 or to try to prevent getting the coronavirus. The Issue Background ...