A painful burning sensation in a woman's legs turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing into her brain, her doctors have revealed. The 30-year-old, from New England, likely contracted the ...

What started out as a relatively minor annoyance, a burning sensation in the feet, soon became a frightening health emergency for a New England woman aged 30. At first assuming her exhaustion and ...

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic roundworm, was found in a woman’s brain after a long trip to Thailand, Japan and Hawaii, according to a case report. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a startling medical case involving a worm parasite discovered inside a woman’s brain. The finding shocked researchers because it ...

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii infects an enormous number of people around the world. Scientists estimate that up to one ...