- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 31st, 2015
Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills 14-Year-Old Boy in Texas, US
The boy contracted the parasite while swimming in a lake
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Teenage Boy in Minnesota
The boy was taken off life support Thursday morning
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 28th, 2015
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
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
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
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 18th, 2015
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
The intestinal parasite eggs come from three different species, were recovered at the site of a human settlement
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 12th, 2014
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
The compound has so far only been tested on a mouse model of malaria, plans are being made to test it on humans
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 2nd, 2014
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
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
The parasite caused the man to experience headaches, memory impairment, an altered sense of smell and even seizures
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 10th, 2014
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
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 6th, 2014
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
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 1st, 2014
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
Researchers hope that organism in cat poop will one day serve as cancer treatment
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 25th, 2014
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
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 14th, 2014
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