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

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

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

The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma gondii hides inside the body in far ...