FARGO - Parasitism is one of the most damaging diseases in sheep. Round worms and coccidia are two of the worst parasites, according to Reid Redden, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

Sandra Binning is a member of the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL) and Ressources Aquatiques Québec (RAQ) and has received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

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Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full of microscopic iron crystals. As long as the parasite is alive, the crystals ...

Aging parasitologists are working hard to inspire more students to enter the field Hannah Richter In the fall of 1985, Scott L. Gardner found himself standing over his toilet bowl, fishing around in ...