Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDIntestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because ...

Roundworms, also known as nematodes, are a leading cause of parasitic infection ... which causes skin diseases and blindness. In both worms, the researchers saw viruses under a microscope ...

Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

Another tropical parasite: Tunga penetrans ... Sometimes you can even see the worms moving under your skin or across your eyeball. But not EVERY egg-laying invader is sinister.

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, it is estimated that over 600 million people are infected with the skin ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Long-term blood loss due to worms leads to iron deficiency," said a doctor. In developing countries, neurocysticercosis is thought to be the main cause of acquired epilepsy. It is a parasitic ...

which posits that the microbes and parasites that humans co-evolved with act to help keep our immune responses in check. The theory was spurred initially by observations in humans—that after ...