A man suffering from abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting had parasites wiggling around in his stomach, a recent emergency room visit revealed. Doctors decided to perform an ultrasound examination ...

Parasitic gastroenteritis is a form of gastrointestinal inflammation caused by a parasite. There are different types of parasitic infections that can lead to this form of gastroenteritis, but each one ...

Doctors say that if left untreated, raccoon roundworm can cause severe health complications, including brain damage and death.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the Cryptosporidium parasite exports a protein into infected intestinal cells, altering the gut environment and enabling the parasite to ...