In developed countries, protozoa of the genera Cryptosporidium and Giardia are among the most common causes of waterborne diarrhoeal outbreaks. All forms of life need water, and if they don't get ...

Mice infected with the common gut parasite Tritrichomonas muris are at an increased risk of developing inflammatory colitis, revealed researchers. The trillions of bacteria that reside in the ...

Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...

There are many kinds of infections that happen to human beings. People infected with different infections, react differently to diseases and symptoms caused by it. Some infections are common and ...

Aided by a common protozoa, Salmonella cells are three times likely to survive the treatments used by food processors to clean equipment, according to a scientific study. The study could lead to the ...

The undisputed finality of life belies the inherent complexity behind the processes of cellular demise. Metazoan cell death functions in wide-ranging physiological processes and can occur by distinct, ...