Tagged With Parasites

A scientist won $1.8 million to study how parasitic worms suppress our immune systems with venom to live inside us undetected

Aylin Woodward

Zombie cicadas in the US lure victims with promises of sex before passing on a deadly, mind-controlling parasite

Aylin Woodward

Doctors found a worm over an inch long inside a woman's tonsil after she ate sashimi

Gabby Landsverk

The bugs that lay eggs all over your body

Rob Ludacer, Shira Polan

A woman pulled a half-inch-long worm out of her eyeball after a trail run, and then found 3 more

Gabby Landsverk

A woman went blind after showering with contacts in, and an eye doctor says it's because a contact lens is a 'sponge' for fungi and amoebas

Gabby Landsverk

A brain-invading parasite called rat lungworm has infected more than 80 people in Hawaii after they ate slugs and snails

Gabby Landsverk

A teen died after tapeworm eggs hatched and formed cysts in his brain

Julia Naftulin

Australia is about to see a spike in gastro cases -- here's why

Chris Pash

A dangerous parasitic illness spread by bugs that bite people's faces at night is spreading in the US, doctors warn

Kevin Loria

An artist found an inch-long parasitic worm in his eye — and created a haunting image

Kevin Loria

A foodborne illness has sickened at least 395 people who ate at McDonald's, and forced recalls from Trader Joe's and Walgreens — here's what to know about cyclosporiasis

Kevin Loria

These invasive ticks can appear in such numbers that they drain cattle of their blood -- and they have now been found in the US for the first time

Kevin Loria

A woman found 14 worms hiding in her eye after it got red and scratchy -- showing that a new species is capable of infecting humans

Kevin Loria

A Canadian couple got infected by hookworm while walking on a beach -- here's what to know about the parasites

Kevin Loria

A 99-million-year-old fossil shows even dinosaurs got bitten by ticks

Kevin Loria

A drug-resistant malaria superbug is on the rise -- here's why that's so concerning

Kevin Loria

Tiny mysterious sea creatures attacked and bloodied an Australian teen's legs -- here's what they probably were

Kevin Loria

A parasitic infection called Crypto is on the rise in US swimming pools

Kevin Loria

Sushi lovers have been warned about raw fish parasites after a man was found with disgusting worms in his gut

Rosie Fitzmaurice