Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that you can get from cats, contaminated food, and more. It causes symptoms similar to the flu, such as chills, fever, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. The ...

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including humans – new research has found. Even when the number of neurons affected is ...

Brits are being urged to put cat litter in the garden this March; learn when it helps against rats, and when it quietly risks ...

A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The parasite is ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University ...

Scientists in California are raising the alarm after four sea otters were killed by an unusual strain of a common parasite spread by cats, a concerning but preliminary finding that researchers told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty If you’re a cat owner, then you’ve probably heard there’s a good chance your feline ...

Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

The parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a large portion of the global human population. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this microscopic parasite so successfully spreads ...

(Trilobites): You got a kitten. Congratulations! You’ve joined the club of more than 36 million Americans with pet cats. Now, will your kitty be an indoor cat or an outdoor cat? You may want to keep ...