As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

Often the human hosts have no idea. They'd fallen ill, then appeared to beat the virus. Their blood tested negative. They show no symptoms. Sponsor Message But that hidden virus is capable of ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the ...

If you’re of a certain generation, you’re likely to have clear memories of weekly dosings with cod liver oil (or castor oil, if you were particularly unlucky), a practice that was ostensibly a worm ...

Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Wild animals in New York City are being vaccinated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to stop the spread of rabies. Vaccine baits, small fish-scented packets, have been ...