A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma gondii hides inside the body in far ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

Brain parasite cysts contain multiple active forms, not dormant cells, explaining treatment resistance and reactivation patterns.

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission.

California has the largest number of people in the U.S. infected with Chagas disease — between 70,000 and 100,000. Many people do not know they are ill until they have a heart attack or stroke. It’s ...

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 ...

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by water borne schistosome parasites that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, causing chronic illness, disability and, in severe cases, life threatening ...

A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases ...