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 ...

A protozoan parasite causing an STD that affects a quarter of a billion people yearly is fueled in part by its own viral symbiont. Antibiotics that simply kill the parasite are not the solution.

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 ...

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 ...

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These protozoan parasites are mainly transmitted via contaminated water or food washed in contaminated water. Unpasteurised cider and milk, and contaminated shellfish have been implicated in ...

Parasitic protozoa are a major cause of global infectious disease. These eukaryotic pathogens have evolved with the vertebrate immune system and typically produce long-lasting chronic infections.

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan parasite that can infect any warm-blooded species. In lab studies, infection with T. gondii has been shown to increase dopamine and testosterone levels ...

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 ...