Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

Yes, it’s possible to have a worm living in your brain — in fact, it’s far more common than you might think, according to area doctors who specialize in tropical disease medicine. Brain worms became a ...

Up to two billion people globally are infected with soil-transmitted parasitic worms (helminths). Hookworms are a major cause of iron deficiency anemia because they feed on blood in the intestine.

And other questions about parasites. By Dana G. Smith and Dani Blum Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain ...

Over the past month, "brain worm" anxiety has skyrocketed. In case you missed it, this happened after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a worm ate part of his brain ...