The 12 signs your body is riddled with parasitic WORMS – from stomach ache to a cough and irritating symptom at night

THREADWORMS, roundworms and tapeworms, these tiny creatures are a leading cause of parasitic infection worldwide – setting up ...
Phys.org

Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with CO₂ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, it is estimated that over 600 million people are infected with the ...
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Researchers are inching closer to stopping parasitic worms from getting under your skin

Threadworms spend up to 10 minutes exploring human skin before finding the best place to burrow in. When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, the worms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the ...
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Widespread presence of threadworm suggests other forgotten diseases may be making a comeback

USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm (scientific name: Strongyloides stercoralis) in South Carolina in two different studies. Their research, which was published in The American Journal ...
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Disrupting dopamine pathway stops threadworms from burrowing into the skin

Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a ...