Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

"Cancers arise in sites of fluke infection including the bladder wall and the bile ducts of the liver." But how does a worm cause cancer? According the research collection, their feeding -- and ...

In this man's case, the Schistosoma parasites were living near the man's bladder and ureters, the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder, said Dr. Ronald Blanton, a professor of ...

This causes clots to take a worm-like shape before they’re expelled. An enlarged prostate that’s pushing on the bladder and causing swelling or infection in the urinary tract may cause this.

Chronic infection can lead to damage in the intestine and bladder as the worms release their eggs, according to the CDC. Hookworms: A good reason not to go barefoot in the summer, at least not ...

To investigate how the worm might affect the cervix ... The same mechanism is believed to lead to bladder cancer, which can occur when S. haematobium eggs enter the bladder, Downs said.

Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through the skin and circulate throughout the body, damaging multiple organs, including the liver, intestine, bladder, and urethra. When these larvae reach blood ...

Spread by worms that live within freshwater snails, this disease can result in damage to the liver, intestines, bladder and lungs. His projects receive funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates ...

A MAN who couldn’t pee was horrified to discover the cause - a massive red worm, wriggling out of his bladder. Medics snapped disturbing photos of the parasite as it emerged through a catheter ...

The patient, aged 35, from India, baffled medics after they discovered a red worm wriggling around ... after doctors had removed it from the man's bladder. It was still alive after the ordeal.