A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...

It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...