By combining historical demography and epidemiology, we can (sort of) determine how people throughout history have died.

There are some diseases, like Zika or malaria, that get a lot of media coverage. However, every year, millions of people are infected with diseases that are just as deadly that we never hear anything about.

Also known as cercarial dermatitis, swimmer’s itch is more than just an annoying rash…

Some doctors have actually found a connection between having parasitic worms and not having immune system problems like allergies or arthritis.

There are some diseases, like Zika or malaria, that get a lot of media coverage. However, every year, millions of people are infected with diseases that are just as deadly that we never hear anything about.

Among the research and funding experts of the global health community, the “Big Three” diseases are AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. As urgent as it is to fight these illnesses, many others also need attention and aren’t getting it....

Swimming, bathing, washing clothes, and fishing—these are everyday activities that put people in the developing world at risk of catching bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), if the water is infected with eggs of the schistosome worm. Left...

All members of Trematoda and Monogenea are ectoparasites, also known as flukes. Reproduction is often complicated for these parasites, requiring a specific type of intermediate host and final host. This video provides an overview of...

Lesson on schistosomiasis (bilharziasis): Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic blood flukes from the genus schistosoma. Schistosoma cercariae penetrate human skin and enter the bloodstream of the...

This bacterium contains both its own DNA (green helix) and an artificial part (blue) that codes for the production of surface proteins (circles) and other internal structures. These proteins are tailored to detect the presence of...