You may have heard an influencer say you’re infected with worms or parasites and then been promised a “cleanse cure.” Our ...

Intestinal worms, also known as parasitic worms, are one of the most common types of parasites that can infect humans. The most common types of intestinal parasites include amoebiasis, ascariasis ...

Parasites are organisms that live “on or within the blood, tissues or intestines of a host” and can be either external, think ticks, lice or mites, or human intestinal, according to UCLA Health.

Practice of fertilizing crops with fresh human feces likely helped parasites persist CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2016 6:20 PM EST | Last Updated: January 8, 2016 ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

If the parasite is detected in a human, there are drugs available to arrest its development. With proper de-worming, the transfer from dog to human can be avoided completely.

In order to diagnose an intestinal parasite infection, we start with a fecal analysis, recommended at least once yearly and any time there is concern regarding stools or potential exposure to ...

High fat diet induced obesity protects mice from chronic T. muris infection. Percentage change in basal start weight in wild-type C57BL/6 mice receiving 12 weeks of CD or HFD prior to a single (A ...

Worms are typically transmitted in human and animal faeces; adult worms living in a person’s stomach pour out thousands of fresh eggs every day, which end up in stool.

Without treatment, tapeworms can reach a whopping 15 metres in the human intestines. This is just one type of common parasitic intestinal worm infection that South African families should be aware ...