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

A penguin is found stranded and weak, and rescuers quickly realize the problem is deeper than exhaustion. The bird is heavily ...

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

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

A baby goat is adopted, but her condition quickly reveals a serious parasite infestation. Weakness and delayed growth raise ...

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

An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

I’m a 70-year-old woman who has suffered with vaginal dryness ever since I went through menopause. My doctor has prescribed a ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But ...

A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases ...