Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

University of Cincinnati graduate Joshua Carlson holds a container of uninfected kissing bugs, the insects responsible for transmitting the parasite responsible for Chagas disease. He was lead author ...

A cat parasite that can infect humans is called toxoplasma and it's a parasite that can live in all cat species. The parasite can spread to almost all other birds and mammals, not just humans, on ...

Are you planning a vacation to Spain, Italy, France, Greece, or another country along the Mediterranean? If so, you should know about a parasite that puts travelers at risk of a rare disease, called ...

A University of Houston professor has received nearly $4 million in new support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to lead a translational effort turning enzyme-targeting ...

(The Hill) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Tuesday report raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas. Chagas disease can cause ...

Once confined to Latin America, Chagas disease – a potentially deadly parasitic infection that is spread in a gross way – is now endemic in the United States, threatening both humans and their pets in ...

(The Hill) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Tuesday report raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas. Chagas disease can cause ...

A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a deadly ...