You may have heard an influencer say you’re infected with worms or parasites and then been promised a “cleanse cure.” Our ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Parasitic worms are a type of internal parasite that live most frequently in the gastrointestinal tract. People typically become infected by ingesting worm eggs or larvae through contaminated food ...

The Toxocara worm can be spread to humans via cat or dog feces, making children who play in sand or soil most at risk. Getty Images/iStockphoto The eggs of a tiny parasitic worm have been found in ...

Photo: Yoli Schwartz, The Israel Antiquities Authority A team of researchers found 2,700-year-old eggs of parasitic intestinal worms under a stone toilet in what is now Israel.

Eggs of the tiny worm, which are found in pets' fecal matter, have been widely detected in New York City public spaces, with evidence of significant levels of contamination in all five boroughs.

A man in the U.S. reported worsening migraine symptoms. It turned out that a pork tapeworm had invaded his brain.

Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. The mapping reflects the parasite ...

Four of the five contaminated samples, including the human excrement, contained lemon-shaped eggs belonging to unknown species of capillariid worms, a type of parasitic worm that grows within the ...

The worms' eggs pass through feces. If someone goes to the bathroom outdoors and another person's broken skin comes into contact with the contaminated dirt or they eat contaminated produce, it can ...