The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Parasitic infections or worms can affect anyone, regardless of age or location. While often associated with unsanitary ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can travel throughout your body —even across your eyeball!

Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you ... Myiasis is very painful and can cause skin lesions, bleeding, feeling maggots under your skin, and a foul odor among other ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia, according to research published in the ...