Scientists have identified a new class of compounds capable of partially clearing the tropical parasite that causes Chagas ...

Brazilian researchers have discovered chemical compounds in marine sponges that have the potential to eliminate the malaria ...

Knowable Magazine reports that worm-inspired treatments show promise for metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation and ...

A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Ticks are small parasites that feed on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals. They are most active in late spring, summer, and early fall. Tick ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to determine whether treatment for Chagas disease was effective. The study is ...

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Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment ...

This finding prompted the team to test what happens when the parasite comes into direct contact with human sperm in a test tube. After only five minutes of exposure to the parasite, 22.4% of sperm ...