Once confined to Latin America, Chagas disease – a potentially deadly parasitic infection that is spread in a gross way – is ...

Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of the sand flea Tunga penetrans into the skin, predominantly affecting the feet. This condition is prevalent in resource-poor and ...

Scientists from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have uncovered a ...

A Florida Republican has filed a bill to make a controversial anti-parasitic drug touted as a miracle COVID-19 cure easily available as a human medication. Rep. Jeff Holcomb, R-Spring Hill, on Sept.

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. New research ...

Cats can carry a parasite in their feces that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis in humans — here's how to stay safe.