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 ...

"A parasite that poops out pathogenic stuff to help kill its host," researcher Adler Dillman said. ... Do you have a question about nematode worms? Let us know via [email protected].

Research from Texas A&M University found high levels of drug-resistant parasites in ranched bison herds across Texas and ...

The few drugs available to treat the roundworms are losing their effectiveness as the parasites develop multidrug resistance. In this study, specimens of the Caenorhabditis elegans nematode were ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage kidney disease,” or chronic high blood pressure that causes hardening of ...

Two “major brain worms” are the pork tapeworm known as Taenia solium, and parasitic roundworms that are commonly found in the intestine of dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (Toxocara cati), Peter ...