This protozoan, a single-celled organism, enters human blood via a mosquito bite and quickly travels to the liver cells, where it multiplies over several days. Tens of thousands of parasites are ...

The parasites that cause malaria—Plasmodium species—have complex lifecycles. They are spread between hosts by mosquitoes, spend some time maturing in liver cells, and then eventually end up inside red ...

Initially, the parasites invade the liver, where they multiply 10,000-fold. They’re safely hidden until they burst out and infect red blood cells. At this point they’re vulnerable because ...

Giardiasis, caused by the protozoan Giardia intestinalis, is the leading cause of intestinal parasitic infections in humans ...

The human liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini ... by the novel discovery which shows that a growth hormone from a parasite can affect human cells. "It was known that O. viverrini secreted proteins ...

Park entrances and playgrounds have been identified as potential hotspots for roundworm, with dog faeces the biggest cause of ...