Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

A Heriot-Watt scientist has worked with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute to develop a method to ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

By attending the workshop, sheep and goat producers will leave with a better understanding of intestinal parasite loads, their effects, and how to manage and treat them effectively. Attendees will ...

mattheei, a livestock parasite, as well as evidence that ... but the discovery of zoonotic and hybrid eggs in human intestinal tracts suggests that approach might be too narrow, and we may be ...

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

As they multiply and lay eggs, they can harm your ... The most common parasitic infection is ascariasis, spread by the ascaris intestinal worm. You're most likely to encounter parasites in ...

If you have an intestinal worm infection, you may be able to see worms or parts of worms (common with tapeworms in your stool.) Eggs and larvae are harder to see. You may have gastrointestinal (GI) ...

A new tablet being developed to cure intestinal worms has shown promising results ... has been infected by soil contaminated with worm eggs and infections cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms ...

Additionally, albendazole is not effective against Strongyloides stercoralis, another helminth that has been added to the list of intestinal parasites ... rates (absence of eggs in stool samples ...