Those who are terrified of climate change, artificial intelligence or unassembled Ikea furniture have never heard of Dicrocoelium dendriticum, an insidious, miniscule flatworm more commonly known as ...

Liver flukes are parasites that can cause disease in humans and some animals. Healthcare professionals refer to this disease as fascioliasis. It causes various symptoms, such as nausea, abdominal pain ...

Blood flukes represent a diverse group of parasitic trematodes that exhibit complex lifecycles intricately linked to marine host species. Predominantly infecting the circulatory system of fish, these ...

Parasitic worms may possess warrior castes just as social insects do — fearsome soldiers that rip and swallow enemies with their mouths to protect their colonies. These bloodsucking worms could shed ...

Surgery is not strictly a matter of cutting into patients and cutting something out. The A.M.A. last week heard about a new operation designed not to cut out but to filter out the tiny parasites that ...

DANVILLE — Mike Baughman considered himself one of the lucky ones, returning from Vietnam without any major injuries or psychological scars. But after falling ill nearly a half-century later, he found ...