In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting in fecal-contaminated soil with exposed skin. But, in the New England ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

As the woman was not presenting the usual hookworm symptoms of stomach pain and diarrhea, doctors tried other options first, researchers explained. However, the parasite (the worms feed on ...

Journal of Medical Case Reports A medical scan showed live hookworms in a woman’s stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn’t have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of the parasitic ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...

These intestinal parasites hide inside your cat where they silently cause harm. However, the best cat dewormers and preventives can quickly get rid of tapeworms, hookworms, and roundworms fast and ...

Academics at The University of Nottingham have begun recruiting people suffering from the neurological condition on to a trial that will see them infected with a low, harmless dose of the helminth ...

Doctors discovered live hookworms in a woman's stomach.

Common intestinal parasites in dogs include roundworms, tapeworms, and hookworms. Some worms, like roundworms and hookworms, can also infect humans. If your dog has worms, it's crucial to get rid ...