Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm meal. Fleas and ticks do not need a dirty house to move in. All it takes ...

Contrary to popular belief, many horses that have dangerous parasite levels appear to be perfectly healthy. From the outside they may be fat, sleek, and shiny, while on the inside worms are doing ...

Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements.

Social media can be a good thing when it comes to connecting with loved ones, learning new skills, or becoming engaged in social change. But misinformation commonly spreads across social media sites ...

A flesh-eating parasite is a cause for concern. The New World screwworm, also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a species of parasitic fly that can cause myiasis, a parasitic infestation, according ...

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

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial ...

WASHINGTON (WDCW) – The country’s first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite already wreaking havoc on cattle and driving up beef prices, has been reported in Maryland, ...