Parasitology Blog

McALLEN – Chagas disease could be more of a threat in the Rio Grande Valley than previously thought, researchers said. The kissing bug, also known as a chinche in Spanish, carries a parasite that can cause acute heart and digestive problems and eventually lead to death. The disease is endemic in the Americas, with the [...]

By PERRY BACKUS Ravalli Republic of missoulian.com HAMILTON – A potential malaria vaccine that uses an adjuvant manufactured in Hamilton has passed its first large-scale trial. The New England Journal of Medicine reported last week the GlaxoSmithKline malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S, provided young African children with significant protection against malaria. Half the world’s population is [...]

The risk of getting infected with Babesios can be reduced if you stay away from tick-infested areas, take precautions when going outdoors, and make sure the tick does not stick to your skin for more than 24 hours. Babesiosis, or Babesia, is a parasitic infection transmitted to humans through bites of infected ticks. It is [...]

By Treacy Hogan Environment Correspondent SWIMMERS are unwittingly exposing themselves to a deadly parasite when they use our waterways, new research has found. There are now concerns that cryptosporidium is “widespread in the aquatic environment”. Dr Frances Lucy, an ecologist and lecturer at the Department of Environmental Science at IT Sligo, has warned that anyone [...]

Some parasites known to feed on human blood are lice, mosquitoes, fleas, bed bugs, ticks, mites, triatoma, and babesia. Parasites are organisms that draw nourishment from another organism, defined as the host, in order to survive. Parasites can infect both animals and humans. Many parasites live outside the host, as in the skin or hair, [...]

Despite what Hollywood would have you believe, not all epidemics involve people suffering from zombie-like symptoms–some can only be uncovered through door-to-door epidemiology and advanced mathematics. Michael Levy, PhD, assistant professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, along with other collaborators from Penn, Johns Hopkins University, the Centers [...]

Written by: Sonal Panse Parasites in the human body undermine physical and mental health. Lack of proper hygiene is the number one cause of the spread of various intestinal parasites. Once they enter the body, these human parasites can be hard to dislodge. Researchers keep trying to find newer, more effective treatments. Human Parasites Parasitic [...]

You may not even know it, but you could have Candida infection symptoms. The list of candida symptoms is very lengthy and could prompt you to look at this common problem more closely: * abdominal gas and bloating with frequent stomach pains and digestion problems * headaches and migraines * skin problems (skin infections, eczema, [...]

FoxMyHealthNewsDaily Infants born in North America are more likely to suffer the severe effects of the parasitic infection toxoplasmosis than infants in Europe, a new study says.In the study, 84 percent of U.S. infants had the most severe symptoms of toxoplasmosis, including eye disease, calcium deposits in the brain and hydrocephalus, a condition where fluid builds in [...]