You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

"It is advised to take certain food safety precautions." Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first time: 'Additional surveillance and testing will be necessary' first appeared ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

It infects nearly one-third of the global population, yet its microscopic size makes the parasite difficult for scientists to study. That parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread organism that ...

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Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) More than 1,200 Bridgeport high school seniors celebrated graduation Friday during a ...