Dog or cat owners, listen up. No pets, but have children who love to play in public parks? Keep reading. The nation's top health protection agency said a parasitic disease in people, known as ...

Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. The mapping reflects the parasite's ...

Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food, water, soil or bugs that bite humans, can be relatively uncommon in some parts of the world. In other ...

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The builders also fed the worm-infested meat to their dogs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In addition to a Neolithic monument, ...