Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to ...

Despite its proven benefits, deworming remains underfunded and under-prioritized in Kenya. This is ironic because it is one ...

Ex-Kaduna Gov Nasir El-Rufai criticizes the APC, accusing it of abandoning its founding principles and enabling poor ...

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said it does not impose a standardized national menu for the Free Nutritious Meal program ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

When you hear the term "ringworm," do you imagine tiny worms crawling on your skin? Then you may have fallen prey to one of the many misconceptions about this common skin condition. In reality ...

When every paycheck that comes in seems to immediately go toward bills and other expenses, leaving little to nothing left over, it’s easy to feel frustrated. Read Next: I’m a Financial Advisor ...

According to WebMD, the leatherback sea turtles feed on jellyfish and sea squirts and the red-eared turtles mostly feed on worms, snails, and slugs. While water turtles are mostly carnivores ...

The disease is most common in regions where pigs are raised and sanitation is poor, including much of South America and India ... Once in the blood vessels, they can travel through the body. The worms ...

The great basketball players listed below only lacked one of these four in their pre-NBA lives, and it definitely wasn’t heart. Basketball has changed to the point where poor kids can realistically ...