As a professor of microbiology, I’ve dedicated my career to finding ways to kill dangerous parasites such as Toxoplasma. I’m fascinated by the prospect that we may be able to use their ...

These dangerous parasites lay eggs on the skin of animals. When hatched, the larvae burrow into the pet’s skin, causing ...

Now, in a study published Friday (July 15) in Cell Metabolism, researchers describe the complicated tug-of-war between host and parasite that appears to explain malaria-associated hypoglycemia.

Dangerous parasites are an unwelcome intruder into fresh seafood, but ridding them has been problematic through heating and freezing, which can damage the flavor and texture. Now, a researcher ...

As the tiny but deadly varroa mite (Varroa destructor ... In other countries, the spread of the parasite has led to the loss of about 96% of feral honeybee populations within just a few years ...

The parasites known to cause babesiosis are shown here infecting red blood cells under the microscope. (Image credit: Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor via Getty Images) Typical symptoms of ...

Photo: Courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service, Thomas L. Wellborn, Jr. DEADLY PARASITE: Myxobolus cerebralis causes whirling disease, a trout-killing infection that is devastating in some wild trout ...

Pets can carry parasites that pass to humans potentially dangerous diseases like Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Toxocariasis. These diseases can pose a serious risk to people ...

IT is not well-known that stray cats that have not been dewormed often carry zoonotic parasites (parasites that can be transmitted from animals to humans). I carried out surveys on faecal samples ...

In 2023 alone, the world saw some 263 million cases of malaria, a deadly disease that causes fever, fatigue, and sometimes seizures (in the most severe cases). Caused by one of five malaria parasites, ...

A Clemson University professor has received a grant to help fight a deadly parasite that can decimate infected flocks.

In the case of the most deadly form of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, this analysis found that it gained its ability to infect human blood cells from a section of DNA that had ...