California researchers warn residents about return of parasitic species: 'We need to be prepared'

As Discover Wildlife reported, University of California, Riverside researchers have been tracking the spread of the New World ...

Woman, 21, Wears Contact Lenses, Ends Up Blind Due to Rare Parasite on Eye

Vivian Nosovitsky told Newsweek the rare eye infection came from bacteria getting into her contact lenses, causing the ...

Humans can’t make vitamin C. A parasite may explain why

If vitamin C stops cancer in its tracks, and being deficient in it can cause scurvy — the disease long associated with ...

My eye was ‘eaten away’ after I caught a parasite on a bus – I’m blind after agonising stabbing pains

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Parasite Mutant explores the horrors of running circles around not-quite-Xenomorphs, and its demo is out now

As you might have guessed by the name, late 90s Square Enix spooker Parasite Eve's the principal inspiration for Paradise ...

This Common Brain Parasite Can Infect the Immune Cells Meant To Kill It

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...
Greek Reporter

Eye Parasite Puts Contact Lens Wearers at Risk of Blindness

An eye parasite linked to contact lens use can lead to vision loss, painful treatment, and long recovery times, experts warn.
Amazon S3 on MSN

What if you got infected by an alien parasite?

What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a ...