An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of ...

Richard Gerhold, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, discusses some ways that humans can help com ...

Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some ...

Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii increased the host cell’s metabolic activity, offering insights into potential ...

Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz first became intrigued by malaria when he was a young boy in South Africa. His father, who scouted ...

A new study sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases in cattle and other animals establishes long-term infections in hosts.

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among ...

An international team of scientists has provided an unprecedented look into the unique crystals formed by the malaria ...

There are currently no approved treatments to prevent, treat or control histomonosis, also known as blackhead disease or ...

"Your vet can also explain any risks for human disease, which is also parasite-dependent." Available treatments include single-dose dewormers and preventive medications that both treat and control ...

Parasites do not have to bite your dog for the treatment to work because the medicine ... to thousands of adverse incidents in pets and humans. To date, 2,500 pet deaths have been allegedly ...

A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection ...