To fight malaria, scientists want to poison mosquitoes—with human blood
Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...
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What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells
Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.
60-Year-Old Woman Temporarily Loses the Ability to Communicate After Consuming Seafood with Worms Inside
A woman consumed a 'substantial amount of leftover crayfish' and later sustained a fever and lost the ability to communicate ...
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This Medication Could Make Human Blood Deadly to Mosquitos, Combatting Malaria
Discover nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases that could also combat mosquitoes and their transmission of malaria.
New Drug Turns Human Blood Into Mosquito-Killing Weapon
Nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases, kills mosquitoes when present in human blood and may become a new tool to fight malaria ...
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Parasitic worms could be hiding in you—how to spot the unusual signs
Threadworms aren't the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favor a warmer ...
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Parasitic worms could be hiding in you – how to spot the unusual signs
Threadworms aren’t the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favour a ...