It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...

Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements.

The human gut hosts a wide variety of microbial species including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Intestinal parasites were ...

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - The Carter Center reports that the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease remains on track, with 14 provisional human cases reported worldwide ...

Hoards of flesh-eating worms have erupted from the ground in Texas, terrifying local residents. The invasive hammerhead worms — which can grow up to a foot long — came to the surface in the ...