A MAN who couldn’t pee was horrified to discover the cause – a massive red worm, wriggling out of his bladder. Medics snapped disturbing photos of the parasite as it emerged through a ...

Human infection with giant kidney worm is rare with the parasite more commonly found in carnivorous mammals like dogs, otters and weasels.

A parasite as long as 30cm has been found in a man's bladder, shocking. According to Live Science, a 35-year-old man living in Meerut, Uta Pradesh, India, visited the hospital when he was unable to ...

Human infection of giant kidney worm ... where the man was found to have the parasite lodged inside his airway, feeding on his blood. Article continues below A doctor gave him a medical exam ...

A 35-year-old man who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease.

Ian Oliphant, a Vancouver Island University biology student, conducted the first survey in B.C. on the population of helminth parasites in barred owls. He examined the corpses of 23 barred owls ...