It literally made his skin crawl. A sewer worker in Spain had the internet gagging after he showed up at the hospital with worms squirming about under his skin, as detailed in the New England Journal ...

Threadworms spend up to 10 minutes exploring human skin before finding the best place to burrow in. When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, the worms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the ...

Holidaymakers were today warned about the dangers of parasites after a teenager's 'rash' was discovered to be worms crawling underneath his skin. Doctors revealed the 19-year-old developed the curved ...

A strange, new species of ribbon worm, Pararosa vigarae, stretches its body like an accordion, capable of shrinking to ...

Ringworm has nothing to do with worms, despite its misleading name that has confused people for generations. This common fungal infection affects millions of people worldwide, creating characteristic ...

BOSTON – A parasitic worm could help skin wounds heal faster and better. Skin wounds must close quickly to avoid infection but this rapid closure promotes the formation of scar tissue rather than ...

For eight months, a 35-year-old man in India was bothered by his left eye. It was red and blurry. When he finally visited an ophthalmology clinic, it didn’t take long for doctors to unearth the cause.