A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

There were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025, a historic low announced ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication. The Carter Center announced the ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds ...

Regardless of the state of the world—whether you’re staring down a Constitutional crisis or enjoying happier times, at ease on a beach—it’s wise to remember that there will always be tiny worms with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In tablet form, ivermectin is used to treat some parasitic worms in humans. It can also be used as a cream to treat parasites such ...

Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

A creepy-crawly invasive species known as the hammerhead worm is reappearing in Texas, following several weeks of excessive rainfall. The hammerhead worm, a ground-dwelling flatworm, is lethal to ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...