Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

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The man was plagued by an unknown species related to the Guinea worm, one that may have recently jumped from reptiles to humans. reading time 3 minutes The mystery over a worm infestation found in a ...

A worm parasite that is typically found in rats and slugs, but can jump to mammals, has become more widespread across the southeastern region of the US, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control ...

A 68-year-old Nebraska woman has become the second human in history to discover parasitic cattle worms wriggling around her eyeballs. The cringy case—which surfaced just two years after the first case ...