The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000.

Many parasitic infections can cause “severe and long-lasting health problems” after the initial illness, a doctor told ...

Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance have identified new mutations ...

Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although cases are often mild, it can cause severe symptoms in people with weakened immune ...

A single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii has quietly infected roughly one-third of the global population, settling into brain tissue where it forms cysts that can persist for a lifetime. Most ...

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii may infect up to one-third of people worldwide. Most infected people never know they carry it because the infection often causes no clear symptoms. However, the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A parasitic infection, cyclosporiasis, has sickened hundreds across 17 states, prompting a ...

Recent Cyclospora outbreaks have renewed public attention to foodborne parasites, but they also highlight a broader reality: ...

A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised individuals and is a leading infectious cause of blindness in South America ...

Summer is an especially vulnerable time for getting a parasitic infection, according to doctors who specialize in treating infectious diseases. “As temperatures get warmer, parasites are able to ...