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.

For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human ...

Marystella Gomez was diagnosed with a parasite known as hookworm, leading to a skin condition called cutaneous larva migrans which started out as a simple itchy rash after a holiday ...

Parasites live in other host organisms and depend on them for survival. Parasites that can affect humans include ticks, lice, and hookworms. Symptoms of a parasite infection in humans can vary widely.

The parasites were hookworms, a group of roundworm species that target animals and humans. Kaplan specializes in livestock animals, not pets.

A Colombian woman named Marystella Gomez, 27, was left horrified after discovering that her innocuous-seeming rash was actually a bunch of parasites that had colonized her leg, which she detailed ...

A routine vet visit turns alarming for a West Texas pet owner as their golden retriever contracts hookworms, stressing the importance of swift action and yard care.

New research indicates that hookworm therapy can be tolerated by individuals with ulcerative colitis. Since hookworms can reside in the body for several years, this approach provides an ...