Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

But an ancient parasite egg discovered in a 6,200-year-old grave hints that humans unwittingly spread ... East helped spread diseases caused by deadly flatworm parasites that live in the blood ...

Discover nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases that could also combat mosquitoes and their transmission of malaria.

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at James Cook University in Cairns have discovered how toxins from stonefish could be ...

Now, in a study published Friday (July 15) in Cell Metabolism, researchers describe the complicated tug-of-war between host and parasite that appears to explain malaria-associated ... but says that ...

Reports suggest that she may have picked up the deadly parasitic infection, known as angiostrongyliasis or 'rat lungworm', from consuming unwashed vegetables. The disease starts in a rodent's ...

Diseases have the potential to shape human evolution, leaving an indelible mark on the genetic code ... Based on genome datasets spanning two decades, researchers concluded that Chagas disease, a ...