In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

Doctors used a tool to look deep into her ear, a procedure called an otoscopy, and noted the ear canal was congested and ...

New research reveals that canine hookworms in Australia are developing growing resistance to drugs. New research indicates ...

The tick may have bitten the woman's eardrum, with enzymes in its saliva causing severe pain, hearing loss and tinnitus.

Tapping into its 35-year experience of treating municipal, residential, and industrial waters shoreside, France-headquartered ...

A 21-year-old woman became dizzy and hard of hearing before doctors found a parasite in her ear ... doctors saw something was lodged in the woman’s skin. Buried in the skin of her ear canal ...

Scientists are developing the first-ever pill to prevent Lyme disease, potentially protecting millions from tick-borne ...

Coming across such unwelcome guests—in our hair, on our skin or in our beds—can be a real nightmare. Some parasites cause horrific deformities and diseases, maiming and killing millions of ...