Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in ...

Mosquito gut bacteria, parasites, and viruses are the real reason mosquito bites can be so dangerous. A mosquito does not ...

Parasites are far more common than most people realize, yet their symptoms are often subtle and easily misinterpreted as ordinary digestive issues, stress-related changes, or nutritional problems.

Parasites don’t need to look like movie creatures to cause trouble. Many are microscopic, slip in through everyday exposures, and settle into places most people never think about. Soil, food, ...

People may become infected when they eat unwashed produce hiding the mollusks. Home-growing food and keeping pets also raises the risk.

In 2008, Kurt started to experience things that hadn't bothered him before: dry skin, fatigue, irregular bowel movements and a white coating that formed over his tongue. For years, he saw both ...