Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

Brandi Glanville enlists Botched star Dr Terry Dubrow for facial disfigurement diagnosis - The reality star first opened up ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, ...

A coyote with what appears to be mange was spotted in Harwich. New England Wildlife Centers office in Barnstable urges people ...

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

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

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

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Infected eczema occurs when a virus or bacteria gets into an open wound or cracked skin at the site of a rash. These infections worsen existing symptoms. It is important for a doctor to treat ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

Molluscum contagiosum is an infection that causes small bumps on the skin and can be spread through contact with a virus. Though it often heals on its own, several treatment options are also ...