Parasitic Diseases

Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances    The New Yorker Eren Orbey writes about the author Joyce Maynard's rematriculation at Yale, at the age of sixty-five, four and a half decades after she left the university to live ...

H. Pylori Is A More Common Parasite Than You Think — Here's 4 Things To Know    Bustle We share our bodies with many other organisms, and one that many people are carrying, often without realizing it, is a bacteria called H. pylori or Helicobacter ...

H. Pylori Is A More Common Parasite Than You Think — Here's 4 Things To Know    Bustle We share our bodies with many other organisms, and one that many people are carrying, often without realizing it, is a bacteria called H. pylori or Helicobacter ...

How Sand Fleas Cause 'Extreme' Infections    Live Science A new report describes five cases of "extreme" sand flea infections in Colombia, showing that life-threatening illnesses with this parasite still occur.

Studies link cats to daredevil behavior    AZFamily A common parasite found in cat intestines may take away the natural fear of dangerous behavior from some animals -- and humans. That's according to some ...

People aren't altruistic. It's the bacteria they carry, Israeli scientist suggests    Haaretz Do we help each other only because we're manipulated by bacteria? Evolutionary biologist Lilach Hadany says this explains the evolutionary riddle of altruism.

Studies link cats to daredevil behavior    AZFamily A common parasite found in cat intestines may take away the natural fear of dangerous behavior from some animals -- and humans. That's according to some ...

The Parasitology interviews, Part 4    Outbreak News Today It doesn't matter what's your status in life, crabs can be found on anyone, anywhere. The pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, is typically found on pubic hair, but can also ...

H. Pylori Is A More Common Parasite Than You Think — Here's 4 Things To Know    Bustle We share our bodies with many other organisms, and one that many people are carrying, often without realizing it, is a bacteria called H. pylori or Helicobacter ...

Latest science advances included in makeover of equine parasite handbook    Horsetalk Martin Nielsen and Craig Reinemeyer have stepped up to the plate for another swing in the dizzying world of equine parasitology, updating their Handbook of ...

Leishmaniasis: A skin disease with no vaccine is on the rise in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa    Samaa Digital A skin disease caused by a sand fly is on the rise in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Leishmaniasis, the scientific name of the disease, is caused by parasites of ...

Mucosal Immunoglobulin: An Important Tool In The Olfactory Organ Of Teleost Fish To Fight The Protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis    Science Trends Olfaction is a very important chemoreception that forms the sense of smell in animals. Terrestrial animals can detect low concentrations of airborne,

Zoonoses Disease, infections    Coldwater Daily Reporter A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be passed from an animal to a human or vice versa. These pathogenic agents include bacteria, parasites, fungi, and ...

Studies link cats to daredevil behavior    AZFamily A common parasite found in cat intestines may take away the natural fear of dangerous behavior from some animals -- and humans. That's according to some ...

Q&A: What's wrong with feeding Jerusalem's street cats, and what's the key to reducing their numbers?    Haaretz With about 2000 stray cats per square kilometer in Jerusalem, spaying and neutering isn't keeping the population down; how do we solve this purring problem?

Deforestation Tied to Changes in Disease Dynamics    The Scientist Numerous studies link habitat destruction to malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn't always clear.

Studies link cats to daredevil behavior    AZFamily A common parasite found in cat intestines may take away the natural fear of dangerous behavior from some animals -- and humans. That's according to some ...

Q&A: What's wrong with feeding Jerusalem's street cats, and what's the key to reducing their numbers?    Haaretz With about 2000 stray cats per square kilometer in Jerusalem, spaying and neutering isn't keeping the population down; how do we solve this purring problem?

Mind-Altering Cat Parasite Linked to Schizophrenia in Largest Study Yet    ScienceAlert In what researchers describe as the largest study of its kind, scientists have found new evidence of a link between infection with the protozoan parasite, ...

Studies link cats to daredevil behavior    AZFamily A common parasite found in cat intestines may take away the natural fear of dangerous behavior from some animals -- and humans. That's according to some ...