A compound previously used in veterinary medicine could greatly improve the treatment of parasitic worm infections in humans.

Knowable Magazine reports that worm-inspired treatments show promise for metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation and ...

FDA approves Bravecto Quantum, the first injectable flea and tick treatment offering dogs up to 12 months of protection.

Parasitic worms live in and feed off living hosts, such as humans. Learn about transmission, treatment, how to avoid being a host, and more.

Intestinal worms are organisms that feed off the human body. Tapeworm, hookworm, pinworm, and other types of worms affect the body in different ways. A person may notice worms in stool.

Coughing: Not all dogs will develop this symptom, but when the worms migrate through the body, they can damage the lungs and ...

Dogs are vulnerable to various kinds of infections from worms (not all of them real worms). WebMD describes causes, symptoms and treatments.

Although tapeworms in humans usually cause few symptoms and are easily treated, they can sometimes cause serious, life-threatening problems.

The findings, published in a paper titled "Albendazole–ivermectin co-formulation for the treatment of Trichuris trichiura and other soil-transmitted helminths: a randomized phase 2/3 trial" in ...

Medical experts have emphasised that people suffering from parasitic worm infections should use prescribed antiparasitic medicines, not homemade remedies touted on social media. They dismissed ...

This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain Doctors unknowingly took time-series images of the worms invading patient's brain.