Anisakis is a parasite found in raw or undercooked fish and shellfish. It is a nematode, that is, a worm that can be ...

A ghastly disease is making its way through the Sunshine State's underbrush, leaving native snakes dead with a worm-like parasite protruding from their mouths. A coiled dusky pygmy rattlesnake ...

Measuring 2 to 3 centimeters in length, the larvae of the parasitic nematode inhabit internal organs of fish. They shift to muscle tissue over time after their hosts die. If Anisakis-tainted ...

Some research has found that a papaya seed cleanse may work to eliminate intestinal parasites, but the evidence is limited. Although eating papaya seeds is generally safe, seeing a healthcare ...

It's not science fiction. It might sound like something out of a horror movie plot (because it sort of is), but the tongue-replacing parasite is very real. The movie imagines mutated parasites ...

Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...

A recovery program increased their population by 2010, but from 2014 to 2018, it fell to 30% of its peak due to a new acanthocephalan parasite, exacerbated by a prolonged drought. A research ...

Oct. 8, 2024 — Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue, and ...

When they aren't using your intestines as a holiday home or eating some unsuspecting creature from the inside out, parasites can have some surprising benefits. Seriously. Meet some of nature's unsung ...