A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis contain hidden information that marks different stages of the disease. In our recently published research, our ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. ... Mind-bending, body-snatching, blood-sucking: Parasites are bizarre yet vital for life on Earth.

But in the immunosuppressed, it can cause a deadly hyperinfection syndrome, with the worms going through accelerating and ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

What are parasites? A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside your body and gets its nutrition from you. Parasites live in and feed on human blood, tissues, and intestines.

Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...