Latest about parasites
32 diseases you can catch from animals
Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.
32 scary parasitic diseases
Parasites can cause a wide range of diseases in humans, ranging from short-term to lifelong.
Parasite that lived in woman's eye for 2 years likely came from crocodile meat
Doctors described a case of a rare infection called ocular pentastomiasis, which is caused by a parasite known to lay its eggs in snakes.
Deadly dog parasite found in Southern California in a 1st
A free-swimming worm that can infect and kill dogs has been found in the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.
Bedbugs plagued Britain 1,900 years ago, Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall reveals
The earliest known evidence of bedbugs in Britain was found at a first-century fort near Hadrian's Wall.
'Few insect orders have been spared': Why death by parasite keeps life in the forest thriving
"The fungus swiftly colonizes and liquefies the caterpillar's delicate innards via powerful enzymes that pervade the creature's entire body cavity, effectively consuming the caterpillar from the inside out."
8 times fossilized human poop dropped big knowledge on us. (Number 2 will surprise you.)
Here's the scoop on ancient human poop.
Zombie animals: 10 real-life cases of body-snatching
Zombie movies have it all wrong. Parasites are the real zombie killers.
