An American has been infested with a flesh-eating parasite in what officials believe is the first documented case-of-its-kind in the US. The parasite, the New World screwworm, eats living flesh and ...

Here’s something to remind you that things could always be worse. A case study this month documents a man whose eye became infested with a parasitic worm. Doctors in India detailed the real-life body ...

Heidi Klum believes her body is infested with worms and parasites — and now the German supermodel and her husband Tom Kaulitz are embarking on a months-long cleanse to purge them from her system. “I’m ...

The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting parasite is now on the brink of eradication. Reading time 3 minutes Former U.S.

An invasive earthworm that can rapidly destroy soil and plant life has now been detected in Colorado, state officials confirmed. Known as the Asian jumping worm — or “crazy worm” — the species spreads ...