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Most tick bites go unnoticed. Here's how to identify and treat them
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTicks can be hard to spot but spread serious diseases. See pictures of what tick bites and rashes...
We asked a parasite expert about RFK Jr.'s claim that a worm ate his brain. Here's what they said.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDr. Janina Caira, a University of Connecticut professor and tapeworm specialist, told BI that...
Kenya is gripped by deadly malaria. Could a new locally produced drug be gamechanger?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMalaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans through the bites of...
Malaria still poses health risks
The Columbian· 11 hours agoMalaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito ...
Entire seaside town probed after 'hundreds' fall ill with warning issued
Daily Express· 6 hours agoWhile the health scare grips Brixham, in Devon, South West Water has stepped forward to assure the...
But How Does the Worm Get in Your Brain?
New York Times· 6 days agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain parasites are, the...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts say that’s unlikely.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKennedy told the Times he recovered from the memory loss and mental fogginess he experienced in 2010...
RFK Jr. Says A Worm Infected His Brain—Here's What We Know About The Possible Parasite
Forbes· 6 days agoKennedy Jr. has said that doctors once believed he had a dead parasite in his brain, The New York...
Symptoms of cryptosporidium as hundreds fall ill in UK town
Daily Express· 5 hours agoCryptosporidiosis, commonly known as "Crypto," is an illness that leads to severe watery diarrhoea,...
RFK Jr. says a parasite ate part of his brain. How common are they?
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoFriends worried he might have a brain tumor, which had claimed his uncle, Senator Edward Kennedy, the year before. Political ramifications of this deposition aside, it has gotten people more ...
