Toxoplasmosis is becoming a global health hazard as it infects 30-50% of the world human population. Clinically, the life-long presence of the parasite in tissues of a majority of infected individuals is usually considered asymptomatic.

2024年6月21日 · Throughout the world, there exists a number of parasitic organisms that are capable of causing extreme harm to the human population at large. As we will see, though, some of these parasites are far more dangerous than others. From pinworms to brain-eating amoebas, this article ranks the 10 deadliest parasites known to exist worldwide.

But don’t worry – although Wolbachia have been found in humans, they can only manipulate male invertebrates such as insects and worms... so far. The tiny, eel-like candiru, Vandellia cirrhosa, lives in the Amazon and feeds on other fish by swimming …

2024年5月15日 · Here are 32 parasites that can infect humans, including some well-known culprits and some you may not have heard of. Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the...

2009年7月10日 · New Scientist investigates some of the most common human parasites and the damaging effects they can have. This parasitic nematode worm begins life outside the body and is transmitted through...

2011年3月2日 · Parasites are sly, using the cleverest of ploys to stay alive while destroying almost everything in their tracks. Parasites have no mercy. Some devour the insides of their hosts. Another replaces...

2022年4月12日 · Small and dangerous: 10 of the most dangerous human parasites ever discovered. Forget zombies, some parasites would love to eat your brain just for a change of taste.

Leoma Williams takes a look at the deadliest parasites in the world, from a zombie fungus to a worm that emerges from your foot. Did you know that around a million people each year die from parasitic infections, let alone all the other unfortunate animals that fall prey to parasitism? These organisms may be very small, but they can be very deadly.

2022年10月26日 · There are five types of malaria that infect humans, some more deadly than others, and malaria is among the leading childhood killers in parts of Africa where it is common.

2019年8月11日 · Some parasites can't live without a human host, while others are opportunistic, meaning they'd happily live elsewhere, but they make do if they find themselves in the body. Here's a list of particularly nasty parasites that infect people and a description of how you get them and what they do.