The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Parasitic infections or worms can affect anyone, regardless of age or location. While often associated with unsanitary ...

In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program ...

Dancing On Ice star Michaela Strachan has had to overcome many health struggles throughout her life, from anorexia in her ...

The 64-year-old star of Bridget Jones, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill accidentally gave his family worms ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Hugh Grant has shed light on the reason why his family are so determined to keep him from making dinner. The British actor, ...

New research reveals that canine hookworms in Australia are developing growing resistance to drugs. New research indicates ...

In the highlands of southern Brazil sat an “aggressive” creature covered in scars and visibly infected by parasites.

The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting ...

If it’s not a worm, than it’s likely a protozoa such as giardia ... They attach themselves to the skin with their claws and then inject their saliva. The saliva contains digestive juices that dissolve ...

Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one ...