Your gut is teeming with tiny single-celled parasites called Blastocystis. Gross, right? But a new study shows these gut parasites can be linked to a healthy diet. A study in the journal Cell has ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

The majority of intestinal parasites that have historically infected humans have been declining in prevalence and are currently rare in the United States, according to a 2023 review in Modern ...

Parasites live in and feed on human blood, tissues, and intestines. ... The most common parasitic infection is ascariasis, spread by the ascaris intestinal worm.

Multiple types of intestinal parasites can infect human bodies, including tapeworms, pinworms, and hookworms. In recent years, the rope worm has been discussed as another potential intestinal ...

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms.Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...