The discovery of a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear has sent alarm bells ringing. Scientists fear that the tiny worms known for causing blindness can also affect humans in the near ...

Depending on the dominant worm or fluke species present on individual farms, clinical signs can range from coughing, scour, ill thrift and/or signs of anaemia. The Department has said that because ...

With increased worm burden comes reduced productivity and increased clinical disease and potential deaths in livestock. Parasitic gastroenteritis, which is commonly caused by the gutworms Ostertagia ...

Anisakis simplex (herring worm) is a fish parasite that is often found in Pacific salmon, monkfish, herring, haddock, flounder, and fluke. Human infection by anisakiasis and other nematodes, or ...

Small worms in your poop likely indicate an intestinal parasitic infection. Types of small worms that can be seen in human poop include: Tapeworms are not present in every human body, and tapeworm ...

Scientists fear that the tiny worms known for causing blindness can also affect humans in the near future. The worms are linked to a zoonotic disease called "Thelaziosis", scientists wrote in a paper.

In general, parasites are much smaller than their hosts ... between vertebrate hosts and diverse animals such as tapeworms, flukes, the Plasmodium species, and scabs. Parasitism is differentiated ...

For the malaria parasite to reach the blood of its human host, it must first enter the liver, where only a small number of parasites differentiate and replicate for upward of seven days ...

When modern humans emerged from Africa, they explored far more than just new places. They encountered other human species, and in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, they did a heck of a lot more than just ...

Parasites are responsible for a wide range of serious illnesses in both humans and livestock. The three major groups of disease-causing parasites in humans are protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites.

The HCI provides a new definition of human capital and quantifies the contribution of health and education to the productivity of the next generation of workers. Countries can use it to assess how ...