As her leg swells and her spirit dims, Sunita's story reveals the harsh realities of living with a neglected tropical disease ...

poses a persistent health challenge in regions where the filarial parasite is endemic. The prevalence of this condition is ...

Louis have developed a new genomic-based approach that could aid global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic roundworm infection spread by mosquitos. Also known as elephantiasis ...

Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a debilitating parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. For centuries, this disease has afflicted millions worldwide, causing pain ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by living on or inside a host body and feeding off its nutrients. They have the ability to inflict various health issues like digestive problems, fatigue, and ...

Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division -- which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease. They show how they have ...

Scientists found that a protein derived from a species of intestinal parasitic roundworm can speed up wound healing and prevent scarring, at least in mice. Our skin is remarkably adept at healing ...

It's not science fiction. It might sound like something out of a horror movie plot (because it sort of is), but the tongue-replacing parasite is very real. The movie imagines mutated parasites ...

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a debilitating parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. For centuries, this disease ...

Oct. 8, 2024 — Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co ...

A parasite threatening Prince Edward Island’s world-renowned oyster industry has likely spread to a majority of the bays and rivers around the province, a federal official said Thursday.

With a parasite deadly to oysters highly likely to be present in most P.E.I. waterways soon if it isn't already, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says deciding what to do next about the ...