There are several parasites that can do damage in the human brain, but the most common in the Americas is the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. In the intestines, the worm can grow to 2 to 7 meters in ...

Moving forward, the team plans to zoom in on T. solium by examining the effects of the parasite at different life stages on human brain slices and the interplay between the parasite and the ...

So, when she came across research on Toxoplasma, she saw an opportunity where most others had seen only an opportunistic pathogen: Perhaps this brain-targeting parasite could be engineered to produce ...

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.

The parasite can destroy brain tissue and may eventually cause hallucinations, seizures, and other serious symptoms. Each type of meningitis has a slightly different cause, but each ultimately ...

Researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ... deals with infections in the brain. Penn Vet professor Christopher A.