No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

If the idea of hookworms makes you shudder, consider this: Those pesky intestinal parasites may actually help your body ward off other infections, and perhaps even prevent autoimmune and other ...

If you've ever sipped some untreated tap water while you were abroad on vacation, you may have returned home with an unexpected souvenir: diarrhea. In most cases, there's a good chance you can blame a ...

An icky parasite that is a major source of tummy trouble for young children and nature lovers appears to have been infecting mammals for a very long time, researchers said Thursday. Giardia lamblia is ...

I will discuss in this column some type of worms that our pets can be infected with and whether we, their owners, are safe from these same parasites. One type of parasite we can contract from the ...

Parasitic worms may have their perks. For indigenous people at the Amazon’s southern edge, infection with the slithering gut hitchhikers may protect against other parasites, a new study shows. The ...

Traveling is definitely a fun experience; visiting countries with exciting natural wonders and experiencing new cultures. But ...

10 Signs Your Dog Might Have Worms—And What to Do Next originally appeared on Parade Pets. There are a lot of things to keep your eye on when you share your home with a dog, and one of those things is ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling (Source Images: Christoph Burgstedt—Getty Images, Kateryna Kon—Science Photo Library/Getty Images (2), Sinhyu/Getty Images) There are more parasites than ...