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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Lymphatic filariasis, a devastating parasitic ... of skin and underlying tissue, which can lead to permanent disability. There is no rapid cure for the infection, and most of the current treatments do ...

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 ...