Some parasites in nature can control the bodies of insects, tiring into “zombies.” These strange creatures include certain fungi, worms, and wasp. Scientists still don’t fully understand how they do ...

A new approach to antimalarial development, aided by high-throughput screening, could help to overcome resistance.

A little-known parasitic disease is spreading in the United States and health officials are raising concerns. The disease, known as Chagas disease, is being detected more frequently in states such as ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's one of the leading causes of heart disease in Latin America, and it's caused by a parasite that gets inside of you from a bug bite. Now the CDC wants people in Louisiana and other ...

Staff Photographer Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly ...

Every summer, an insect with a sweet name poses a serious threat to the populations of the southern United States and Latin America. Known as the kissing bug, this insect carries a parasite that can ...

After decades of stalled progress, new vaccines, treatments and genetic tools are helping scientists protect children and ...

Chagas disease, previously prevalent mainly in Latin America, is now increasingly occurring in the US. The "kissing bug" passes on a parasite that can cause life-threatening damage to the heart and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Tuesday report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease also known as ...

Outbreaks have cropped up in Spain and Portugal, with fears that warming weather and human activity could turn more idyllic waterways into danger zones A POTENTIALLY deadly parasite carried by snails ...