In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Here are 10 parasites that can infect humans, and everything you need to ... or you may notice a localized rash where the worms entered the skin. People infected with hookworms may also experience ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts ...

The ER patient had no idea they'd been infested with taenia solium until they went to the hospital with a broken bone ...

A recent detection of a flesh-eating parasite in southern Mexico has ... Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

A recent X-ray scan showcasing calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral, highlighting the ...

But you're much more likely to get it from skin-to-skin contact with an infected human or animal. You also might get it from an object that an infected person has recently touched, such as a towel ...

Human botfly larvae ... But some egg-laying parasites go more than just skin deep. Tapeworms, for example, invade your intestines. Adults can stretch longer than a bowling lane and block up ...