Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Symptoms usually begin as headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, but then can spread to neurological symptoms after the ...

Nematodes have oily surfaces that impact survival and interactions, offering insights into evolution and parasite control. A ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor ...

At least 30 people have been infected with a potentially deadly flesh eating parasite in Nicaragua as the previously eradicated New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) continues its resurgence ...