Medicine & TechnologyResearch reveals that the first louse to take up dwelling on a mammal possibly started out as a parasite of birds. How can this be possible? Read to find out.
Fishermen captured a transparent sea creature that looks like something from another planet and appears to have a beastly clawed figure living inside it. Read the article for full details.
Toxoplasma gondii parasites may have caused changes in phenotypic characteristics to make those infected more attractive. Read on to know more about toxoplasmosis.
A case study revealed the appearance of roundworms under a Spanish man’s skin. Learn more about the Strongyloides tercoralis nematodes larvae the doctors found.
A tongue-eating louse is known for doing what's described as an "icky job" as it wants to get inside the mouth of an animal where it's found to "eat" and eventually, replace the tongue.
A parasite called toxoplasmosa gondii that infects the brains of rodents, and also found in humans, could evolve and cause the much-dreaded zombie outbreak.
A new study suggested that the parasite called "Toxoplasma gondii," which duplicates in cats and most frequently spreads through humans by means of raw meat, may increase the danger of having brain cancer in humans.
Mistletoe is 'is less romantic' and it is a kind of parasite. Its leaves yield sugars by photosynthesis rather than roots, and its structures pierce the host tree's essential tissues to suck out water and nutrients.