Pinworms are spread from feces to the mouth. It can happen directly, like when your dirty fingers touch your mouth or food. It can also happen indirectly, like when you touch an object that’s ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an incredibly pervasive parasite that can infect pretty much any warm-blooded animal, taking up ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Once in the human body, both hookworm and roundworm larvae can mature and migrate through the bloodstream into the lungs. ... Have your vet test your pet’s poop annually for intestinal parasites.

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

The mighty Viking poop has survived the vagaries of weather, and so have the parasitic eggs in it. DNA analysis of the feces has provided in-depth knowledge about one of the oldest parasites ever ...

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male ...

Both human and pig feces were commonly used as farming manure during that time — and handling contaminated poo is a surefire way to contract intestinal worms, including roundworm and whipworm.

Testicular toxoplasmosis shows that parasites can invade human testes, but symptomatic disease is very rare. Studies to date that show defects in the sperm of infected men are too small to draw ...

Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't like most people.

Worms in human poop can take several appearances. For roundworms, you may find pieces of worms or large, live worms in your feces. For pinworms, you may see thin, white worms that appear like ...

The reality is that waste left to wash into the soil, whether in a neighborhood, trail or dog park, can spread life-threatening parasites not just among dogs and cats, but also to wild animals and ...