Parasitic infections can come from water, food, sexual contact, and insect bites. There are many different types of parasitic infections. This includes infections that can affect your lungs and ...

A local infectious disease specialist explained Thursday that many different types of parasites can enter and live in the brain. "But the good news is, most of the time this happens ... people are ...

Scientists at the University of Virginia have uncovered a surprising way the brain defends itself by letting a parasite in, ...

Malaria is a devastating disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. After an infected mosquitos' bite, the parasites travel to the liver and infect liver cells. This phase of the infection is ...

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health, Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Hospital Parasitic ...