Roundworm can live in the human body for decades without adverse effects or triggering the immune system.

What are the risks for transmission of roundworm from an infected puppy to humans, and what preventive measures can be taken? An expert infectious disease veterinarian addresses a reader's concern.

Nagoya University researchers clarify detailed molecular mechanisms behind regrowth of severed nerves in roundworms; could lead to treatments promoting human recovery from nerve injury.

Humans become infected with this roundworm parasite by ingesting worm eggs that are attached to the soil, vegetables, or food ...

When they removed it, they realized it was a live, 3-inch parasitic roundworm — the first of its kind to ever be reported in a human. Photos of the patient's brain scan and the extracted roundworm.

Scientists at the University of Glasgow and Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute have tested close to 1000 existing medicines and discovered that a cheap drug commonly used to treat parasitic worm ...

Evolutionarily, that means roundworms are more closely related to humans than they are like viruses, bacteria, or even plants.

Raccoon roundworm, known as Bylisascaris procyonis, is an intestinal parasitic infection that can affect the human spinal cord, brain and eyes, officials said.

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Xinxing Zhang, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, about his research investigating vision loss in Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

A section of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website explains that ingested roundworm eggs can hatch inside the human body and travel about via the circulatory system.

Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients ...

Unraveling roundworm nerve regeneration mechanism could aid nerve injury treatment Date: October 4, 2016 Source: Nagoya University Summary: The detailed molecular mechanisms behind regrowth of ...