Image via Shutterstock A veterinarian is warning against one common habit that you may let your dog do. Many pet owners see ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm ...

IF the thought of having worms inside you makes you squirm, it’s time to follow some simple rules. That’s because roundworms, ...

“Humans are not infected by the adult tapeworms within the dog, but instead ingest Echinococcus eggs passed in dog feces by ...

A rare case in Tunisia highlights the danger of letting dogs lick faces, potentially transmitting the Echinococcus granulosus ...

Human botfly larvae, for example ... and hatch waiting for the next bare foot to pass by. But some egg-laying parasites go more than just skin deep. Tapeworms, for example, invade your intestines.

However, the enzymes that they use to digest squid tissue are known to cause allergic reactions in humans," adds Dr. Lucia Zifcakova. When tested, the parasites were not found in squid raised in ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete ... Footage of the cysts inside him is seen, followed ten ...