Cerebral malaria is caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito carrying P. falciparum. Once in the bloodstream, the ...

The idea of zombies has fascinated humans for centuries. Real-life parasites have been taking over the minds of insects for ...

Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and ...

No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm infection that masquerades as a cancerous liver tumor while it slowly destroys ...

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the ...

It might still affect human behavior in important ways. The infection is caused by a brain parasite transmitted by cats. The parasite lives in a sort of symbiosis with our furry friends.

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that continues to pose a serious health threat in tropical and subtropical regions, ...

Mosquito-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya are common in warm areas. Though similar in symptoms, they ...

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So, twins can be allergic to the same things, and it's more likely that they will be, based on their shared genetics and ...