Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't ...

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There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

A potentially deadly tapeworm has been found in an ... and domestic canids that can be transmitted to humans through exposure to infected animal feces, and it might be lurking much closer to ...

Parasite is transmitted when rodents are consumed by a larger animal, but humans can become infected through contact with dog ...

From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays host to a surprising array of organisms. Some, like Demodex mites ...

From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays ...

Despite these results, however, all the researchers agree that more research in humans is necessary to determine ... expelled from the body through stool. Some tips to help avoid constipation ...

New research that relied heavily on fossilized feces and vomit – evidence of who is eating what and who is eating whom – provides new clarity on how dinosaurs bested the competition during the ...

Any time a dog comes in contact with soil, feces from an infected animal or even wildlife, they run the risk of getting worms. Fleas are also a source of tapeworm and in the warm months ...