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 ...

In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ... Discovery of a Common 'Weapon' Used by Disease-Causing Fungi Could Help Engineer More ...

Ironically, thanks to improvements in hygiene and sanitation, the risk of humans contracting these parasites is much lower and our bodies are no longer reaping those benefits. One study showed that ...

So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists, and its control depends heavily upon antimalarial drugs that kill parasites inside the human body. Malaria has been noted for more than ...

Once in the human brain, the parasite can trigger headaches, a stiff neck, vomiting, confusion, tingling or burning sensations and eventually, seizures and vision problems. RELATED STORIES ...

Rat lungworm disease is caused by the body’s immunoresponse to the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis ... laying the groundwork for human transmission. Species like land crabs and freshwater ...

3 “In mouse models, the malaria parasites do appear to be aligned with the circadian clock of a host,” he said, but scientists were not sure if this was true in humans as well. To find out, the ...

Malaria is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. "To survive, replicate and transition between their mosquito and ...

Otters can get zoonotic parasites like worms from the fish that they eat, just like humans. If otters become infected with parasites from fish, then there is the potential for humans to get those ...