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Scientists discover first known animal that doesn't breatheA genomic analysis of the creepy parasite H. salminicola reveals that the creature has no mitochondrial DNA and no way to breathe — two animal firsts.
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Heart-warming? More like heart-harming. Here are 5 cardiac parasites ... for Valentine's DaySome types of parasitic infections can lead to serious heart problems.
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6 Times Parasites Grossed Us Out in 2019Here are the weirdest parasitic infections we covered this year.
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As If Ticks Weren't Terrifying Enough, This Giant Bloodsucker Will Hunt You DownUnlike its more patient tick cousins, this supersize parasite pursues its prey.
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Foodborne Parasite Sickens 100 in Massachusetts. No Source Has Been Found.Infections with an intestinal parasite have surged in Massachusetts in recent months, according to health officials.
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Invasive Semislug That Likes to Climb May Be Infecting Hawaiians with Brain ParasitePeople may be picking up rat lungworm disease by eating a fast-climbing creature that's part slug, part snail.
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'Crypto' Outbreaks Linked to Swimming Pools Are on the Rise, CDC SaysNot to spoil your summer pool fun, but outbreaks of "crypto," a swimming-related diarrheal illness, are on the rise.
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This Fungal Hallucinogen Makes Cicadas Orgy Till Their Butts Literally Fall OffTheir bodies may disintegrate, but these bugs don’t care.
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Woman Had a Huge Tapeworm 'Egg' Encased in Her Brain. Why She's Super Happy About It.
When is it a huge relief to hear you have a parasite lurking in your brain? When it's not a cancerous brain tumor.
