Parasites

The German government is considering approval of a food ingredient that most people try their best to avoid: parasite eggs.

Seagulls target seal pups' poop, and the pups get it in the end. Maybe don’t read this one during lunch.

A parasitic worm that can infect people's brains has been found throughout Florida, according to a new study.

The strange neuroscience of the cat parasite called Toxo.

A 32-year-old man in Portugal went to the hospital after experiencing stomach pain, vomiting and fever. The culprit? A parasitic worm called Anisakis in the sushi he had just eaten.

A woman's raised itchy rash turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing beneath her skin, according to a recent case report.

The remains of the oldest relatives of bedbugs were discovered in an Oregon cave, suggesting humans may have been in contact with the pests some 11,000 years ago.

A group of wasps with a gruesome lifestyle has just gained 15 new members. Like their kin, the newbies make a habit of laying their eggs in developing insects.

Strange sores on a woman's swollen skin weren't caused by an insect bite, but by insects burrowing into her skin, according to a recent report of the woman's case.

If you thought that bedbug-proofing your mattress would protect you, you might have to rethink that.

A zombie outbreak in a new apocalyptic film has an unusual inspiration — a species of parasitic fungus that causes zombie-like behavior in ants.

Cats are known to carry a parasite linked to symptoms of psychosis in humans, but despite this, a new study finds no connection between cat ownership and symptoms of psychosis.

How do you hitch a ride on an army ant? Try masquerading as an ant butt.

Doctors in India removed a lengthy pork tapeworm from a man's gut, according to a recent report of the man's case.

If there were a horror movie set in the animal kingdom, a turquoise-green insect named the "crypt-keeper wasp" would likely play a starring role.

Malaria afflicted the Roman Empire some 2,000 years ago, according to a new analysis of human teeth collected in Italian cemeteries.

A parasitic infection that's rare in the United States now appears to be showing up more often in American travelers.

A rare type of bed bug was found in Florida for the first time in 60 years, and it may be on the move.

Brain infections from a parasite called Taenia solium are more common than thought.

Scientists have found some funky DNA lurking inside a virus that infects bacteria. In addition to its own genes, the virus holds genetic material from black widow spiders and other animals.