The lancet liver fluke has a cunning — some might say horrifying — way of ensuring its survival. It turns ants into zombies.

Intestinal worms are parasites that live in your gut. The worms can cause symptoms like stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Eventually, the worms can pass through your stool (poop). That means you ...

These blood flukes, which are among the most prevalent parasites in humans, infecting nearly 250 million people, have ...

In a recent study in the northern Adirondacks led by Cornell University doctoral candidate Jen Grauer, scientists found that parasites, particularly giant liver flukes, were common in moose that ...