Unusually high levels of blood congestion in vessels feeding the brain may lead to severe swelling, scientists have found in a discovery that solves a longstanding malaria mystery: how the infection ...

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 ...

Chagas disease is a protozoal infection transmitted by the “kissing bug.” It is a zoonotic infection, meaning it can infect both humans and animals. Chagas disease in dogs and humans can vary in ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

Scientists in Russia have proposed a new approach to treating infectious diseases in farm animals, offering a potential alternative to the widespread use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine.

While earlier ages of the world were marked by devastating plagues of infectious disease, with millions of deaths, the new century boasted incredible advances in medical science that led to its ...

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it ...