We're about to dive into the world of parasitology, taking a close look at one of the most common parasitic worms infecting humans: Ascaris lumbricoides. This large roundworm is responsible for a type ...

Parasites can be pretty: pretty cute, pretty awesome and sometimes pretty creepy. This article is part one of a five-part series featuring some of Dr. Bobbi Pritt's "freaky favorites," ranked from 1 ...

A 41-year-old woman in China who visited the hospital multiple times over the years complaining of mysterious stomach pains has finally been diagnosed and treated. It turns out, a 30-centimeter ...

Surgeons had to remove bundles of live worms from the body of a 4-year-old boy after his small bowel became infested with parasites. The boy, from the rural area of Menchum Division, northwest ...

Doctors treating a 68-year-old Thai man were shocked to learn his fever, abdominal pain and jaundice were caused by parasitic worms. The unidentified man was diagnosed with acute cholangitis, which ...

Scientists have identified the genetic blueprint of the giant intestinal roundworm, Ascaris suum, revealing potential targets to control the devastating parasitic disease ascariasis, which affects ...

A North Korean defector was shot crossing the country's border with South Korea and his doctors discovered many, many parasites inside him. But if he hadn't been shot, it's possible one particular ...

The population dynamics of Ascaris suum was studied by long-term exposure of pigs to infective eggs. The pigs were experimentally inoculated with 25 A. suum eggs/kg/day, and 7, 8, and 8 pigs were ...

Ascariasis is a common parasitic infection, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, with an estimated 800 million to 1.2 billion people infected globally; it should be considered among ...

A toddler in Mississippi contracted a parasitic worm that was discovered in her diaper by her horrified mother. The girl, who lived on a farm in New Albany in Union County, had suffered abdominal ...