Flea tapeworms are found in canine intestines and transmitted to dogs when fleas carrying tapeworm eggs are accidentally ...

A 3-year-old boy in Indonesia was misdiagnosed with constipation — until he vomited worms. Surgeons found his intestines ...

Like in North America, the Australian parasites have developed genetic ... Infected dogs also leave hookworm eggs in their ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley investigates hookworms - large parasites which invade our immune system. The worms have co-evolved with us to secrete chemicals which alter our immune system ...