Itch, he explains, is the body's way of detecting threats such as skin infections before they can take hold. These blood ...

A collaborative study led by De’Broski R. Herbert of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts – first in snails and then in mammals such as ...

Few things will leave you feeling quite so grossed out as returning from a jaunt outside and finding a tick clinging to your skin. Not only is the unwelcome parasite sucking the blood from your ...

and skin irritation. A natural method to get rid of these unwelcome invaders from the body is known as a parasite cleanse. When it comes to choosing the best parasite cleanse, there are a few ...

Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not cause ...

Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz first became intrigued by malaria when he was a young boy in South Africa. His father, who scouted ...

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases ...

GPs are seeing a huge rise in scabies cases, with certain parts of the population especially vulnerable to the itchy skin infection - here's all the symptoms you need to know ...

They looked at two worm species: Brugia malayi, which causes swelling of the limbs, and Onchocerca volvulus, which causes skin diseases and blindness. In both worms, the researchers saw viruses ...

“We all have parasites,” or, “Headaches, fatigue, gas, diarrhea, constipation, and skin issues could mean parasites!” Surgery videos showing “thousands of parasites” being removed, implying this ...

Also known as elephantiasis, the disease can be painful and disfiguring, with damage to the lymphatic system causing limb swelling, skin thickening and swelling of the scrotum. The research is ...