Diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin to manage a person's blood sugar levels, and doctors treat it ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue ...

However, very limited research supports these claims. Parasites are organisms that transmit an infection to the body of another living being and live off the host to survive. While some parasites ...

From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays ...

also known as malaria parasites. Malaria’s symptoms include high fever and nausea. As plasmodium is resistant to the immune system, the body's self-defense system, humans can become infected ...

The body attacks the invader while simultaneously issuing orders to ensure the immune response doesn't get out of hand. This means that when you are infected with a parasite, your immune system is ...

Exploring some new ideas for fighting malaria makes sense.” When someone has malaria, a deadly loop repeats itself inside their body. The disease’s recurring fever spikes are caused by microscopic ...

Giardia parasites mimic human cell functions to break apart cells in the gut and feed inside, researchers found. This also allows bacteria already present in the body to join in and feed from the ...

it doesn’t replace any part of the ant’s body—it manipulates rather than substitutes. These are ingenious strategies, but neither parasite actually becomes a part of the host in the same way ...