Lice are tiny parasites that thrive on the human scalp, feeding and reproducing in secret. This video uncovers the unsettling truth about their life cycle, transmission, and how to stop the ...

When it comes to parasitic worm infections, Doctify-rated consultant gastroenterologist Dr Angad Dhillon warns threadworms in particular is one to watch out for. Threadworms is the most common ...

A body fossil of a thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala) has been dated to the Jurassic period, about 165 million years ago. It has characteristics of both Acanthocephala and tiny animals called ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm—have been revealed by ...

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by nearly a quarter of the world's population. JCU Ph.D. candidate Danica ...