Imagine returning from a dream vacation, only to find yourself battling a mysterious illness that leaves doctors baffled. For one 30-year-old woman from New England, this nightmare became a reality ...

NEW YORK — A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...

The larvae, which can grow up to two-thirds of an inch long, feed on living tissue as they burrow deeper. HealthDay News — A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World ...

Health officials in Hawaii have confirmed nine cases of rat lungworm disease in the last three months, according to CNN. The rare disease is caused by a parasite known as Angiostrongylus cantonensis, ...

Researchers from the University of Florida in Gainesville identified a potentially deadly, meningitis-inducing parasite across five counties in the state, according to a study published in the journal ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - The Center of Disease Control reported that 10 people developed symptoms of a worm infection after eating rare bear meat. According to a press release from the CDC, black bears are ...

People are coming together to support a four-year-old Pryor boy with a rare parasitic infection that has caused a brain injury. The CDC says fewer than 25 people in the U.S. have had the disease.

I mean, it's specifically an undercooked bear meat problem. High prevalence of parasites + undercooking is the combination here, after all. Even though trichinellosis ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Time for someone to introduce a home irradiation system for those who insist on taking their meat rare. Apparently irradiation is even more effective against parasites than microorganisms. I can ...