In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm infestation causes not just swelling, but also skin changes – making it ...

The worm species that causes it—Enterobius vermicularis—goes by many other names, including pinworm. This is because ... to spot threadworms in the stool after a bowel movement.

When 30-year-old Ella Rhian set off on a dream vacation across Vietnam and Bali, she never imagined a simple meal would alter ...

Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...

When a human steps on, sits on or touches that soil ... Like hookworms, they can be spotted in the stool after a bowel movement and treated with oral medications. Mebendazole, an oral ...

The worm species that causes it – Enterobius vermicularis – goes by many other names, including pinworm ... s possible to spot threadworms in the stool after a bowel movement.

Many times the presence of parasite eggs or genetic material is found under the microscope or in stool ... they pose to humans—varies. The reality is that these troublesome parasites can go ...

Your risk of having a parasite is higher if you live in or visit an area where parasites are common or where human or animal waste ... roundworm eggs in their stool after the test.

"A month after getting back, I had extreme stomach issues that kept me up all night and then blood in my stool which carried ... with people telling me I have parasites and it can be 'cured ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 March) — When Rogelio Timbal tends his one-hectare rice field in Barangay ...

Stool tests confirmed that the hookworms were Necator americanus, a species of worm known to cause severe anaemia. These parasites feed ... things found inside the human body – from a fly ...