• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 31st, 2015
Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 14-Year-Old Boy in Texas, US

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 14-Year-Old Boy in Texas, US

The boy contracted the parasite while swimming in a lake

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Teenage Boy in Minnesota

Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Teenage Boy in Minnesota

The boy was taken off life support Thursday morning

Archaeologists Excavate Medieval Toilet in Jerusalem, Israel

Archaeologists Excavate Medieval Toilet in Jerusalem, Israel

The excavation work produced thousands of eggs left behind by the parasites that plagues our ancestors in the region

Woman Eats Live Frogs as a Child, Parasite Sets Up Camp in Her Brain

Woman Eats Live Frogs as a Child, Parasite Sets Up Camp in Her Brain

This parasite living inside her brain caused the woman to experience headaches and seizures, nearly killed her

Dentist Pulls 15 Live Maggots from Little Girl's Swollen Gums

Dentist Pulls 15 Live Maggots from Little Girl's Swollen Gums

Ana Cardoso's mother took her to see a doctor after she complained about feeling something moving around in her mouth

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 30th, 2014
Grisly 2,000-Year-Old Intestinal Parasite Eggs Found in Switzerland

Grisly 2,000-Year-Old Intestinal Parasite Eggs Found in Switzerland

The intestinal parasite eggs come from three different species, were recovered at the site of a human settlement

Humongous Worm Lives Inside Man's Foot for About 4 Years

Humongous Worm Lives Inside Man's Foot for About 4 Years

During the time it spent nestled inside the man's body, the worm grew to measure about 1 meter (3 feet) in length

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 6th, 2014
Compound Needs Just 48 Hours to Make Mincemeat of the Malaria Parasite

Compound Needs Just 48 Hours to Make Mincemeat of the Malaria Parasite

The compound has so far only been tested on a mouse model of malaria, plans are being made to test it on humans

240-Million-Year-Old Parasite Egg Is Smaller than a Grain of Sand

240-Million-Year-Old Parasite Egg Is Smaller than a Grain of Sand

The parasite eggs was found in a piece of fossilized dung, researchers say it was left behind by a pinworm

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 25th, 2014
Sleeping Sickness Is an Actual Disease Caused by a Parasite, Can Be Deadly

Sleeping Sickness Is an Actual Disease Caused by a Parasite, Can Be Deadly

The parasite sets up camp in a victim's bloodstream, affects the central nervous system and triggers a coma-like state

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 21st, 2014
Tapeworm Found Living Inside 50-Year-Old Man's Brain

Tapeworm Found Living Inside 50-Year-Old Man's Brain

The parasite caused the man to experience headaches, memory impairment, an altered sense of smell and even seizures

Strain of Malaria Is Passing from Monkeys to Humans Worryingly Often

Strain of Malaria Is Passing from Monkeys to Humans Worryingly Often

Specialists say number of human infections and deaths linked to this strain is increasing due to deforestation

Doctors Find as Many as 20 Maggots Living Under Man's Skin

Doctors Find as Many as 20 Maggots Living Under Man's Skin

The maggots are believed to have worked their way inside the man's body while he was living in Africa

Malaria Can Be Diagnosed by Browsing for Parasite Waste, Study Finds

Malaria Can Be Diagnosed by Browsing for Parasite Waste, Study Finds

Researchers say the new method is reliable, does not leave room for human error

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2014
Cat Poop Might Hold the Key to Fighting Cancer

Cat Poop Might Hold the Key to Fighting Cancer

Researchers hope that organism in cat poop will one day serve as cancer treatment

Grisly Parasite That Lived in the Jurassic Had a Sweet Tooth for Blood

Grisly Parasite That Lived in the Jurassic Had a Sweet Tooth for Blood

The parasite's chest was shaped like a sucking plate, allowed it to cling to its victim

2.5-Meter-Long (8.2-Feet) Tapeworm Found Inside Woman's Stomach

2.5-Meter-Long (8.2-Feet) Tapeworm Found Inside Woman's Stomach

Doctors eventually managed to rid the woman of the ugly-looking parasite

 
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