The most important factor for effective liver fluke control is timing: Flukicides only kill adults. There is an opportunity to catch adult flukes before they begin laying eggs, but this window of ...

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death, especially in high-risk groups die infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. In the world of almost 1 million people die because of it every year. Malaria ...

Try applying a waterproof barrier, like petroleum jelly, waterproof sunscreen, or other skin oil, to reduce the larvae’s ...

The drug praziquantel has been used for decades to treat infections caused by parasitic flatworms, including schistosomiasis which afflicts over 200 million people worldwide. Most flukes and tapeworms ...

Parasite genomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the genetic material (genome) of parasites, primarily using sequencing, bioinformatics and computational tools. The ...

The US plans to open a fly factory in Texas to fight a flesh-eating parasite The New World screwworm fly’s appearance in southern Mexico late last year has worried agriculture and cattle ...

Humans can pick up the parasite when coming into contact with infected soil ... The worms wriggled beneath the animals’ skin, migrated to blood vessels that surround the intestines, and started laying ...

Some parasites can affect the eyes. Without treatment, this can lead to vision loss. Learn more about the types of eye parasites, their symptoms, and treatment options.

In Thailand, malaria diagnosis still relies primarily on microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films. However, the method requires vigorously trained technicians to correctly ...

DNA Web Team Updated : Aug 05, 2010, 04:26 PM IST Scientists have discovered a new metabolic pathway used by malaria-causing parasites that apparently helps them survive inside human blood cells. The ...

The greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal.