Parasitic infections happen when parasites enter a human or animal body, taking nutrients from the body for themselves.

Intestinal parasites are organisms that live in the human digestive system and derive nutrients at the host's expense. They can cause a range of health issues, including malnutrition, digestive ...

Multiple types of intestinal parasites can infect human bodies, including tapeworms, pinworms, and hookworms. In recent years, the rope worm has been discussed as another potential intestinal ...

If you have intestinal parasites, you may have digestive symptoms, including abdominal pain and diarrhea. Untreated worms may cause complications. Intestinal parasites, including intestinal worms ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

Together, these findings indicate that intestinal parasites may reduce the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines in people. However, different types of intestinal parasites are known to affect immunity in ...

The parasite, named Trichuris incognita, is a type of intestinal roundworm that is closely related to the whipworm Trichuris trichiura, which is currently thought to infect between 429 million and ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...