Medicine & TechnologyIn a rare case, doctors described a zoonotic disease called ocular pentastomiasis caused by a worm-like parasite. Read the article to learn more.
A tapeworm body fossil discovered in a Kachin amber in Myanmar suggests that this endoparasitic marine species have been wreaking havoc on intestine since the mid-Cretaceous. Continue reading the article to learn more.
For the first time, a waterborne parasite that was believed to only exist in Gulf Coast states has been discovered as far west as California. Find out more about it in this article.
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences have unveiled the mechanism behind the mind-control ability of lancer liver fluke in turning ants into death-seeking zombies. Learn more about it in this article.
The researchers suspect dysentery could have been a severe and widespread problem in ancient cities by the Near East due to heat, flies, water supply limitations, and overcrowding. Read to learn more.
Mistletoe may hold a symbolic romantic holiday spirit when hung over a doorway, but this small parasitic plant is an unwelcome intruder in trees. Read the article to learn more about them.
More states across the US are seeing infections from Naegleria, a brain-eating amoeba. Read to know more about this pathogen and its spread across the United States.
A woman shared the “worst pain” she had ever felt as a parasite slithered out from what she thought was a spot in her eyelid. Read to know what kind of parasite it is.