The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like the nostrils, eyes or mouth, according to the Texas Department of Parks and ...
Chinese pet owner’s use of human COVID drugs on animals is in stark contrast to the early days of the pandemic, when the use by people of ivermectin in the U.S. — a drug to treat parasitic worms in ...
Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a ...
An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.