SALEM, Ore., Feb. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The nonprofit Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) — the nation's leading source on parasitic diseases that threaten the health of pets and people ...

Researchers have tracked Cryptosporidium in real time, creating a new paradigm for how the widespread parasite reproduces in a host. "We have been interested in the romantic life of the parasite ...

The single-celled protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is a fascinating parasite. Replicating only in cat intestines, it is excreted in feces and subsequently spreads to many other organisms, not just felines.

Malaria symptoms occur once the parasite's asexual stages begin replicating inside red blood cells. However, these asexual forms must transform into male and female stages called gametocytes in order ...

This essay was originally published in Salon on May 7, 2022. We're revisiting Salon's Best Life Stories of 2022 now through the end of the year. Read more Best of 2022. I was born five pounds heavy, ...

A small building in the Meguro ward in central Tokyo seems unassuming from without, but within it’s filled with odd exhibits that are definitely not for the squeamish. The Meguro Parasitological ...

A parasite known as "jasside" could reduce Ivory Coast's cotton out by between 30% and 40% this year, the head of the cotton and cashew council Adama Coulibaly told Reuters on Wednesday. Adds quote, ...