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Does your body need a parasite purge? Probably not
Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks. However, parasite cleanses ...
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Strange parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise
Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that ...
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Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
Researchers have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, ...
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This Flesh-Eating Parasite Wears Human Cells as a Disguise—And Scientists May Finally Know How to Stop It
E. histolytica kills up to 100,000 people a year, but researchers now have a genetic battle plan to strike back ...
Low-cost formulation reduces dose and increases efficacy of drug against parasitic worms
A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms ...
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“It Can Kill Anything You Throw at It.” ‘Skinwalker’ Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains as a Disguise to Escape Death
Scientists unmask a 'Skinwalker' parasite that kills human cells and then wears their skin as a disguise to avoid detection.
Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains As Disguise
Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.
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A Potentially Life-Threatening Disease Caused by Ticks Is Expanding to New Parts of America
Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...
This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises
“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.
Wily parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise
The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...
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Investigators are studying Chagas disease with a One Health approach
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Novel point of attack to combat dangerous tropical diseases
The efforts of a research team give hope for new treatment approaches for dangerous tropical diseases. The researchers have compiled a high-precision inventory of the membrane proteins of cell ...