A SHOCKING new report has highlighted how a trip to your local park could leave you blind. Soil tests from parks in Dublin, ...

A study by Trinity College zoologists have pinpointed the entrances to public parks and children's playgrounds in the capital ...

Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm infestation causes not just swelling, but also skin changes – making it ...

Dog and cat roundworms have been linked to loss of vision, difficulty breathing, asthma, epilepsy and cognitive decline in ...

Worms don't just invade the gut or lungs. Some of them work their way into ... These are just a few of the helminth conditions that can affect humans. Other examples include tapeworms and ...

New research by zoologists at Trinity College has identified the entrances to public parks and children's playgrounds in ...

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

Once ingested, the parasite migrates to the rodent’s lungs and lays eggs ... laying the groundwork for human transmission. Species like land crabs and freshwater prawns also snack on the ...

Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are ...

Although it's rare, some parasites can enter other parts of the body, infecting the lungs, bladder, eyes ... most of the studies have been done on animals and can't be applied to humans. Many ...