Imagine returning from a dream vacation, only to find yourself battling a mysterious illness that leaves doctors baffled. For ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

If this saliva contains Plasmodia parasites, the victims will soon suffer severe fever, violent shivering, and profuse sweating — the telltale symptoms of malaria. "Malaria" is a misnomer.

In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...

the risk of humans contracting these parasites is much lower and our bodies are no longer reaping those benefits. One study showed that patients infected with helminths experienced fewer symptoms of ...

Many could be at risk of being infected with the illness this half term, which spreads easily from person to person ...

A WOMAN who complained of a burning sensation in her feet after returning home from a trip abroad was revealed to have ...

The former path allows the parasites to eventually produce more gametes, but in the meantime, the infected red blood cells burst, releasing the oxygen-transport molecule heme into the blood. Heme, in ...

Cats can’t contract the disease via bodily contact with humans or other animals — they must swallow material containing the parasite. Toxoplasmosis often presents with no symptoms because the ...