The 35-year-old man showed up to the emergency department, complaining of retention of urine and a fever that had lasted for ...

A cat parasite in humans? Discover more about a cat parasite called toxoplasmosis and its complex life cycle that can infect nearly every warm-blooded animal on the planet.

Its larvae is capable of infesting “warm-blooded animals and people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In July, Mexican officials found an NWS case in Veracruz, 370 miles from the US border. On Sunday, Mexico’s National Service ...

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have locally-contracted Chagas disease, according to the study, which was published in ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States, carried by a person who recently visited El Salvador. The patient had recently returned to Maryland from ...

While rare in humans, the parasite is a major concern for livestock, with infestations capable of devastating cattle populations.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bill Sullivan, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Male fertility rates have been ...