While coyotes can endure the infection without adverse effects, humans, rodents, and some domestic dogs aren't so lucky.

External parasites, such as fleas and ticks, live on the body of the host and produce an infestation.

Parasites, including ticks, fleas, worms and more, can wreak havoc on your pet’s health, and create headaches and messes for ...

Cases of Chagas, a disease caused by a parasite, have been steadily rising in the United States, but only 1 percent of cases are estimated to have been identified, NBC News reported Aug. 15. Chagas is ...

A nasty parasite that is sometimes found in the water supply may soon be treatable, thanks to new research. This parasite, named cryptosporidium, is a single-celled organism that can cause a diarrheal ...

A tick protein that inhibits multiple immune signals could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases and inflammation ...

Recent evidence is leading to Chagas disease being classified as endemic in the U.S., which means it occurs regularly within an area, community or even country. Chagas disease is a potentially fatal ...

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived ...

A rare case of a woman sneezing out worms has spotlighted hidden parasitic infections. Experts explain how such infections ...

Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suet ...

Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that stopping mass drug administration for Lymphatic ...

Chagas is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by the triatomine bug, also known as the kissing bug because it usually bites close to the lips. The bugs defecate on the skin ...