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Rat 'lungworm' that can invade the human brain found in Georgia rodents
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBlack and white micrograph of a parasitic worm with one end coiled and one extended. A parasite that...
Worm that can hop from rats to human brains has invaded this US region
Newsy via AOL· 7 months agoA brown rat standing in water. A parasite that is typically found on rats and slugs but can jump to...
The coronavirus has infected New York City's rats. Why that's bad news for people
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA rat crosses a subway platform in New York City's Times Square. (Richard Drew / Associated Press)...
Bite from toilet rat hospitalizes man in Canada
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoClose-up image of a brown rat perching on the front portion of a white toilet bowl. In an unusual new medical case, a man in Canada was hospitalized with...
Maybe rats didn't spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA large number of black rats swarming all over each other. The Black Death ravaged Europe between...
Worm that jumps from rats to human brains invades southeastern US
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoA worm parasite that is typically found in rats and slugs, but can jump to mammals, has become more...
The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry and how to treat them
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that...
New national monument just dropped
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden creates his first national monument. Los Angeles City Council meeting ends with protesters shutting officials down. And how...
Newly developed lung-like organoids could revolutionize how we treat respiratory infections
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHuman airway epithelial cells in airgel tissue Tamara Rossy (EPFL) If you could wander inside your...
Animal testing no longer required for drug approval. But high-tech substitutes aren't ready.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor generations people have associated the terms "lab rat" and "guinea pig" with scientific...