Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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

Your immune system includes organs, lymph nodes, bone marrow, white blood cells, protein, and other hormones. Its job is to ward off bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that can make you sick ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...