A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging people in southern Texas to keep a lookout for animals suffering from New World screwworm (NWS), a dangerous parasite that also impacts humans.

Missouri is one of eight states in the country where a human has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection spread by bugs. Scientists are now calling on health authorities to declare ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic hygiene is key, Mena Lora says. Wash your hands with soap regularly, use insect ...

A group of scientists this month published an article in a prominent medical journal urging the U.S. to classify Chagas disease - an unusual but potentially deadly disease caused by a parasite that ...

The blood-sucking insect known as the "kissing bug" has been spotted in Delaware, just over the Delaware Bay waters across from South Jersey. This marks the first time a kissing bug has been found in ...