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Pinworms are the cause of a highly contagious intestinal infection in humans. Learn about its symptoms, the tape test, and effective methods of treatment.

They may also remove any dead tissue to prevent infection or more tissue damage. Intestinal myiasis may go away on its own or your doctor may prescribe anti-parasitic medicine.

Cucumbers are a summer staple but they need to be handled with care While they are not inherently infectious they can become ...

Follow these steps to prevent parasitic infection, CDC says After multiple family members are infected with parasitic disease, health officials share warnings. By Shiv Sudhakar Fox News.

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune ...

Parasites live in other host organisms and depend on them for survival. Parasites that can affect humans include ticks, lice, and hookworms. Symptoms of a parasite infection in humans can vary ...

Parasitic infection accounts for only 5% of cases of severe diarrhea in hospitalized people. ... Urine and other foreign bodies can affect the test and prevent the lab from providing results.

New research suggests that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, may also raise the risk of cervical cancer.

During a parasitic infection, specific immune cells, known as virtual memory T cells (TVM), become activated and express a surface molecule called CD22, which prevents an excessive immune reaction.