Mange is a skin condition caused by a parasitic mite that can dig deep into an animal’s skin. Several mite species cause mange in wild and domesticated mammals, including foxes. The mite species that ...

The severity of a parasitic infection can vary depending on time of the day the body is infected, according to research published in Scientific Reports. Researchers studied Leishmania, a parasite that ...

The removal of an aquatic vegetation known as hornwart along the Senegal River, Senegal has reduced the presence of parasitic infections in the area, which are carried by aquatic snails, and helped ...

No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs. The disease, which is spread ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have mapped the human metabolic pathways that Cryptosporidium, an intestinal parasite, requires to survive. Shutting down these pathways may offer a new way ...

A doctor has issued a warning over a parasitic eye infection that is caused by a common thing millions of people do. There are plenty of things millions of people do every day that have the potential ...