Nutrition and lifestyle consultant Madeleine Helm hosts Zoom sessions on health and recently discussed parasite types, their health effects and ways to reduce infection risks.

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ...

An ER doctor explained how a patient suffered a tapeworm infection, with an X-ray showing the larvae all over his pelvis and legs.

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after ...

A recent X-ray scan showcasing calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral, highlighting the ...

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...

Parasitic infections happen when parasites enter a human or animal body, taking nutrients from the body for themselves. Parasites typically cause symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting ...

However, it is significantly more resistant to treatment. Scientists have discovered a new species of human parasite that appears to be resistant to common antiparasitic treatments, such as ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue ...

The WA Health Department has confirmed a startling link between rising rates of a parasitic stomach bug and overseas travel, ...

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum Brandi Glanville shared a video undergoing treatment for her suspected “parasite,” which she believes is the cause of her recent facial disfigurement ...