Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many \"parasite cleanses\" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting ...

The fish appear to favor the locale not for the sights, but for their neighbors—tiny spider crabs that feast on the animal’s ...

Demodex mites are microscopic, which may be why your doctor was skeptical that you had seen one. And because they are so common, anything less than an overgrowth that is leading to symptoms would ...

Cats' habit of eating grass has long puzzled pet owners and scientists. They chew it, they gag, they vomit, but they keep ...

Zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, malaria, and rabies, are illnesses that can spread from animals to people and vice versa.

Fenbendazole has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. It is a deworming medicine that treats infections caused by parasites in animals, including dogs, cattle, goats, and horses.

New discoveries about the malaria parasite made by researchers at Columbia and Drexel universities could change the way ...

Using millions of microscope images magnified up to 130,000 times, researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and ...

Birds worldwide share a unique alarm call to warn each other about brood parasites like cuckoos. This vocalization, a blend ...

P opcorn-like parasites, ghostly crustaceans, and creepy worms are among the 14 new species that have recently been found in ...

LAKE VICTORIA looks an inviting place for a quick dip. Don’t. Its waters are replete with tiny parasitic worms, called ...

Marine parasites represent a vast and ecologically critical component of aquatic ecosystems. These parasites exhibit an ...