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 ...

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.

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 ...

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. These ...

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 ...

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

The parasite–host ... mature worm) in water and in the bodies of water snails. Free-swimming aquatic Cercariae that swim in water can penetrate human skin and enter the bloodstream to infiltrate ...

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 ...