Parasitic worms live in and feed off living hosts, such as humans. Learn about transmission, treatment, how to avoid being a host, and more.

There are three types of parasite that can live in or on the human body, including worms, lice, and single-cell organisms. Learn more here.

Schistosoma mansoni, is a parasitic worm spread when human skin comes into contact with infested water. This worm lives its life cycle in two hosts: Freshwater snails ...

A sewer worker in Spain showed up to the hospital with worms squirming about under his skin. The man had contracted Strongyloides stercoralis, a type of parasitic roundworm that infects the intestine.

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

African eye worms can grow up to 7 centimeters long, making them probably the biggest parasite to visit our eyes. But, while alarming, these worms typically cause very little damage to the eye.

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by ...

Parasitic worms may be useful in treating lung disease and healing wounds, according to a study published online today (Jan.15) in Nature Medicine.

Parasitic worms help the immune system ... Mindy Weisberger on the skin-crawling ... Gause said that what occurs in mice from N. brasiliensis perhaps occurs in humans exposed to parasitic worms.

BOSTON – A parasitic worm could help skin wounds heal faster and better. Skin wounds must close quickly to avoid infection but this rapid closure promotes the formation of scar tissue rather ...