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parasites
Jeanette Ferrara • November 19, 2015
Blood-sucking bugs are spreading Chagas disease in Texas
Rachel Nuwer • July 13, 2011
Nubian mummies chronicle a modern plague
Rachel Nuwer • December 6, 2010
Proponents of so-called “worm therapy” believe parasites may be a key ingredient for health
Joseph Castro • November 4, 2010
New discovery may help to eradicate witchweed parasite in sub-Saharan Africa
Lynne Peeples • June 4, 2009
Scientists study how biodiversity affects the spread of animal-borne disease.
Rachael Rettner • May 5, 2009
Could increasing global temperatures cause this tropical disease to spread?
Erik Ortlip • March 10, 2009
A microscopic arms race may lead to a new cost effective malaria treatment.
Natalie Peretsman • December 17, 2007
- asks Injy from New York
Emily V. Driscoll • September 19, 2007
Can one drug treat both HIV and malaria?
Emily V. Driscoll • September 18, 2007
Technician Jean Nonon grows mosquitoes for a living. Emily Driscoll and Ben Leach show you how he does it.
Meredith Knight • September 10, 2007
- asks Allison from Austin
I was just diagnosed with Lyme disease, but I heard the blood test can give false-positives—is that true?
Molly Webster • July 30, 2007
- asks Mary from Pittston, Pennsylvania
Kristin Elise Phillips • April 20, 2007
Parasites, bacteria and viruses mark the trail of human evolution.
Andrew Klein • July 11, 2006
A new formula might help curb the spread of the deadly disease.