In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her fiery symptoms—worms burrowing into her brain. By this point, she was alert ...

A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

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When most people think of parasites affecting their pets, they imagine heartworms in dogs or roundworms in cats. However, ...

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FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...