Types of human parasites and parasitic infections. There are three types of parasite that can live in or on the human body, including worms, lice, and single-cell organisms. Learn more here. READ MORE ...

In some cases, these parasites can live on the body for weeks or months. These types tend to live off a person’s blood while ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an incredibly pervasive parasite that can infect pretty much any warm-blooded animal, taking up ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis ...

Better well done than wormy! A stomach-turning image of a parasite infection embedded in the muscle of a human body shows the dangers a person can face if they consume undercooked pork. Emergency ...

These flies and worms live in tropical areas of Africa and South America, near fast-moving rivers. The worms can travel within the human body, and they often end up in the eyes.

An emergency doctor shared a gruesome CT, which highlighted the damage parasites can inflict upon a human body. According to the NY Post, Dr. Sam Ghali shared an image of a patient's leg muscles, ...

The tapeworm taenia solium enters the human body by ingesting the parasite’s larval cysts. These eggs can then develop into adult tapeworms in a human’s gut, usually around 5 to 12 weeks ...

But some parasites can grow to be whoppers. The biggest one that infects human hosts is thought to be Diphyllobothrium latum. This parasite can grow up to 30 feet long (at least!). That’s more than ...

A neurosurgeon in Australia pulled a live, three inch-long worm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman in June 2022. The roundworm Ophidascaris robertsi is native to Australia and its larvae were ...