The man was infected with a type of roundworm called Strongyloides stercoralis. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A rash that ...

It literally made his skin crawl. A sewer worker in Spain had the internet gagging after he showed up at the hospital with worms squirming about under his skin, as detailed in the New England Journal ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection. The researchers suggest that the worm likely evolved this ...

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to ...

Anal itching is a common condition that can be caused by diarrhea, hemmorhoids, and even parasitic pinworms.