Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...

Here’s a comforting thought: you might not actually be alone in your own body right now. Parasites are far more common than ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Timothy Brown is a member of the IUCN Parasite Specialist Group. Andrew Cunningham and Simon Goodman do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...