Public health experts have warned that treatable, neglected diseases nearly eradicated in Africa are resurging, The New York ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

The New World screwworm feeds on live tissue, according to the CDC ...

Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of the sand flea Tunga penetrans into the skin, predominantly affecting the feet. This condition is prevalent in resource-poor and ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

A disease is killing sea urchins in the Caribbean. There's evidence to suggest it could be turning into a pandemic for these marine invertebrates. That, in turn, would impact already ailing coral ...

If you spot a blacklegged tick crawling up your leg—or worse, attached to your skin—you might be worried about getting Lyme disease. That’s reasonable because Lyme is the most commonly reported ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium falciparum found that the parasite relies ...

Disrupted care during the COVID-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-COVID causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and stroke and heart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...