Check yourself - and your pets - for ticks regularly after you’ve been outside or on a walk or hike. They like to hide near the hairline, ears, neck, under arms or around the groin. Check between ...

Snakes regularly shed their skin. This process is called ecdysis. Younger snakes shed more often. Bluish eyes and reduced ...

Infectious disease specialists treat infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Dermatologists treat skin diseases. Internal medicine specialists treat many different diseases.

They live between 400 and 3,185 meters (1,300–10,450 feet) deep, a habitat where parasites like L. szidati are common but poorly studied. The females of this species pierce the fish's skin to feed on ...

To be considered safe for swimming, the E. coli counts must be below 300 per 100 milliliters. Samples are takes 1 foot below the surface (between 3 and 6 feet in depth) and sent to a laboratory for ...

Blowfly strike There have been many more reports of blowfly strike in the last week, with some cases increasing in severity.

Donald Trump’s administration has cancelled all livestock imports of cattle, horses and bison across the Mexican border over ...

The reality TV star — who believes the skin condition that has left her visage disfigured was caused by a parasite — also posted photos from the hospital while hooked up to IVs. ' ...

More sun and rising mercury mean people will head outdoors to lakes and forests. But something as simple as drinking river ...

It’s been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S., but the flies are now advancing northward from ...