The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

These worms are experts in regeneration – they ... multiple populations of other cells are recruited to swiftly restore the missing body section. It's a process called dedifferentiation, and ...

In January, a disturbing X-ray of a human body riddled with worms went viral after the patient contracted cysticercosis — which begins with eating undercooked pig but is passed through fecal matter.

A TEENAGER visited a dermatology clinic complaining of an unsightly rash which was later found to be parasitic worms. The 19-year-old boy worked as a beach lifeguard in southern California and had ...

Two common gut parasites have been found to alter the behavior and physiology of honeybees in ways that could harm the health ...

Narrator: For some bug babies, your body is home sweet home. Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can ...