Researchers are working on manipulating the digestive systems of wax worms to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic.

Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the ...

Viewers in Africa, Asia, and Australia will be able to see the blood moon in the sky—but those in the Americas will have to ...

Parasitic infection in cultured cells prompted mitochondria to consume more folate, leaving less of the essential nutrient ...

The adult screwworm is actually a fly, but it’s most dangerous in its larval stage. Flies lay their eggs in the fresh wounds or orifices of warm-blooded animals — it mostly affects livestock but can ...

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm parasite has been found in Maryland. What are the symptoms? Are they in Ohio?

Schistosoma mansoni—also known as a blood fluke—is a 17mm-long flatworm ... many more people may be infected than official figures suggest. Infected humans can contaminate freshwater sources with the ...

“I don’t know what the heck is going to come out,” the German supermodel, 52, confessed about her worm and parasite cleanse.

Bugs in the southeastern US may be spreading deadly, disease-causing parasites, experts warn. Researchers in Florida and Texas spent 10 years tracking the transmission of Chagas disease, a ...

Ticks are parasites that bite and feed on humans and pets. They can spread Lyme disease and other infections. Here's what to know.

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