Scientists have identified a new class of compounds capable of partially clearing the tropical parasite that causes Chagas ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

Just hearing the word “ticks” puts some people on edge as they consider the diseases the parasite sometimes gives to its ...

Brazilian researchers have discovered chemical compounds in marine sponges that have the potential to eliminate the malaria ...

The study of AQPs is a worthwhile endeavor that is more likely to advance our understanding of how water transport works in living cells and especially in protozoan parasites. Recently, numerous ...

The disease is caused by protozoan parasites in the Plasmodium genus. In 2021, there were 247 million cases of malaria and 619,000 deaths reported worldwide. Biochemistry ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites. A ...

Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats that live near humans. These viruses include ...

Some parasites can affect the eyes. Without treatment, this can lead to vision loss. Learn more about the types of eye parasites, their symptoms, and treatment options.

Apicomoplexa are unicellular parasitic protists with no locomotory organelles (flagella, pseudopods or cilia); however, some species possess motile structures, such as flagella or pseudopods, only ...