Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, UMR 7616 CNRS, 75005 Paris, France Equipe Structure et Interactions des macromolécules, UR EGP, Centre d’Analyses et de Recherche, Faculté des ...

Once inside the brain, the amoeba attacks and feeds on brain tissue, shredding neurons and causing severe inflammation. It also releases enzymes and toxic molecules that break down brain cells ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new strain of Rickettsia bacteria, Rickettsia sp. ME2023, was identified in rabbit ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris) in Maine. This strain is related to ...