For example, some parasitic wasps are known to inject viruses into the host, which may paralyze the host or protect the larvae from host defenses. Similarly, when a “braconid” wasp (in the huge family ...

Researchers studying the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have discovered a previously unknown stage in its life cycle ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled the new facility on a former Air Force base ...

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

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 ...

About one-third of humanity possesses a parasite concealed in the brain. Long perceived as inactive, it has recently been ...

Parasyte: The Grey is one of the few live-action anime adaptations worth a binge, especially for fans of body horror.

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global threat that ...

A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is invading the US, forcing officials to issue a disaster declaration.

Credelio Quattro combines four active ingredients to protect dogs against six parasite types, including tapeworms and heartworm disease, in a single monthly chew.

Here in the United States, the deadly risks posed by wildlife can pale in comparison to developing nations around the world ...