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What Are Giardia Infections?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGiardia is a parasite—or a tiny organism—that lives in soil, food, and water. If you become infected by Giardia, the parasite lives in your intestines, causing diarrhea and other digestive issues ...
Should you care about what the cat (or dog) dragged in? A doctor’s advice
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHealth officials in Alaska recently reported the first known human death from a virus called...
32 scary parasitic diseases
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn Anisakis parasitic worm on the finger of a doctor's glove. Parasitic diseases, which are passed on to people via parasites found in contaminated food,...
The Scariest Germs You Can Catch at the Beach
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe mostly empty Newport Beach in California. - Image: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP) Earlier this month, South Carolina resident Brent Norman had an...
Ancient toilets unearthed in Jerusalem reveal a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Iron Age users of two ancient toilets in Jerusalem were not a healthy bunch, according to an...
2,500-year-old poop from Jerusalem toilets contain oldest evidence of dysentery parasite
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe see a stone block with a hole in the middle. It is surrounded by other stone blocks. By analyzing...
I Have a Radical Proposal to Make New York a Better Place to Live
Slate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPhoto illustration by Slate. Photos by Carrie Thompson/iStock/Getty Images Plus and...
Beavers are moving into the warming Arctic. It could be a threat like 'wildfire.'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt began decades ago, with a few hardy pioneers slogging north across the tundra. It’s said that one...
Getting the scoop on collecting poop from your pet
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoQ: I'm taking my pet to a new veterinarian, and they've asked me to bring in a fecal sample. What's the best way to collect and store it, and how "fresh"...
How to Reduce Your Dog’s Carbon Pawprint
Dog Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you thought only humans wreaked havoc on the planet, think again. Dogs also have a carbon footprint (also known as a carbon pawprint). As Earth Day...