Latest about parasites
Beachgoers Beware? 5 Pathogens That Lurk In Sand
Beach sand can harbor a number of bacteria, parasites and fungi that are linked with diseases.
A Weird Lump on a Woman's Face Turned Out to Be a Worm Crawling Under Her Skin
When a woman in Russia noticed a small lump under her left eye, she snapped a selfie. Then, the lump moved.
See How Brain Worms Turn Ants into the Walking Dead
Can you wrap your mind around the idea of an ant brain with a worm in it?
These Gut Bugs Need Their Own Gut Bugs
It's a Russian nesting doll of sorts: Parasitic bugs that live in the human gut have their own set of gut bugs inside their intestines.
How Swallowing a Slug Left a Teen Paralyzed
An Australian teenager who ate a garden slug on a dare was infected by a parasite that caused a debilitating brain disease, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.
Why 17 People Volunteered to Be Infected with Parasitic Worms
At a university hospital in the Netherlands, 17 students have a tropical parasitic disease.
Bizarre, Parasitic 'Fairy Lantern' Reappears in the Rainforest After 151 Years
A strange plant that needs no sunlight and sucks on underground fungi for nutrients has turned up in Borneo, Malaysia, 151 years after the last time a scientist found it.
