New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...

Helminths are known for their remarkable ability to regulate host immune responses, a trait that has intrigued scientists for ...

Delusional parasitosis causes individuals to falsely believe that they are infected with bacteria, worms ... around their skin, but they are also under the illusion that the parasites are in ...

Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can travel ... Another tropical parasite: Tunga penetrans.

In a rare medical case, parasitic worms grew underneath a woman's upper eyelid.

Then, four white worms were found on either side ... Thelazia are a group of nematodes and veterinary parasites that can occasionally infect humans, called a zoonotic infection, according to ...

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis ... dogs and mice. Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through the skin and ...

Then, four white worms were found on either side of the eye sac, according to the report. Irene Wright is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter. She earned a B.A. in ecology and an M.A. in health and ...