Giardia is an example of a parasite you don’t want to catch. Symptoms can include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, fatigue, weakness and weight loss. From shutterstock.com November 18, 2019 What are parasites and how do they make us sick? Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University There are three classes of parasites that can cause disease in humans. Here’s what you need to know.
shutterstock. www.shutterstock.com November 13, 2015 What do parasitic worms and our increasing allergies have in common? Graham Rook, UCL The way our body’s immune system responds to allergens is very similar to the way it responds to parasitic worm infections – and some scientists have a theory for why.
A blood fluke from bilharzia. Pan Xunbin August 13, 2015 Tropical worms: they infect a third of the planet, so why aren’t we doing more? Mark Booth, Durham University Tropical parasites have been moving up the world health agenda in recent years. They’re still a long way from the top, though.