Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including those from parasite species missed when lab technologists use a microscope to study the same samples. The ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. The mapping reflects the parasite's ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many "parasite cleanses" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting of ...

The builders also fed the worm-infested meat to their dogs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In addition to a Neolithic monument, ...