The parasite that causes rat lungworm disease, long associated with Hawaii, was detected in California at the San Diego Zoo, ...

The CDC describes rat lungworm as a parasite found in rats, whose larvae are shed in rat feces and then taken up by snails ...

A Golden Retriever discovering a worm for the first time might not sound like a major life event, but for one curious pup named Marley, it turned into a full-blown, unhinged investigation. The ...

Hammerhead worms are invasive flatworms that reproduce by cloning themselves through fragmentation. With little genetic diversity but powerful regenerative abilities and even neurotoxins, these ...

A study reveals how invasive worms are disrupting forests in the northern United States and changing key soils.

Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, causing damage to local ecosystems and, potentially, economic loss. Once a non ...

A Reddit user reportedly found a worm in their McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Experts say parasites are a natural and common occurrence in wild-caught fish like Alaskan pollock used in the ...

What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti hero like Venom? Or would you die a slow and painful ...

Ancient Romans in Britain were riddled with intestinal parasites that spread through human feces. Roundworms and whipworms both live in the intestine and cause various ailments, including abdominal ...

Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz "felt great" after completing a worm and parasite cleanse. The 52-year-old supermodel has no idea if the wellness trend - which involves taking herbal ...