Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

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

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

Michigan is home to more than 20 tick species, and some may transmit bacteria, viruses or parasites, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Each category of common tick ...

A UC San Diego study published Tuesday found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of infecting humans and causing health problems.

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study.

A 35-year-old man who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.

Within the human host, the symptoms of malaria are caused by the replication of malaria parasites within erythrocytes. Growth inside the erythrocyte exposes the parasites to the normal surveillance of ...