Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Once thought limited to overseas, a parasite that can cause a skin-disfiguring disease may be endemic in Texas and present in other southern states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Scientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite leishmaniasis in patients who haven't traveled outside the country Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on ...

A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the south in people with no international travel history — caused by a parasite strain that’s ...

(CNN) — Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can spread disease: the sand fly. (CNN) — Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking ...

(CNN) — Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can spread disease: the sand fly. Sand flies are tiny tan flies — about the quarter of the ...