A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging people in southern Texas to keep a lookout for animals suffering from New World screwworm (NWS), a dangerous parasite that also impacts humans.

Missouri is one of eight states in the country where a human has been diagnosed with Chagas disease, a parasitic infection spread by bugs. Scientists are now calling on health authorities to declare ...

[Watch in the player above: How the CDC tracks disease] (WJW) — Chagas disease, a parasitic illness spread by triatomine insects known as “kissing bugs,” may be establishing itself in the United ...

Kissing bugs, which are blood-feeding insects that can carry Chagas disease, are not currently common in New England but ...

In a year where avian influenza, measles and legionnaire’s disease have taken the spotlight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is saying that a parasitic infection caused by a “kissing ...

Kissing bugs carrying Chagas parasite now found in 32 U.S. states, including Kentucky. Around half of tested kissing bugs carry the parasite; some species reach 70% infection. Conenose bugs in ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--An insect that bites humans around the mouth--known by its nickname the 'kissing bug'--is making its way toward Illinois, the Center for Disease Control and the Illinois Department of ...

It's called the "kissing bug." But, don't let that fool you. A "kiss" on the face from these cone-nosed bloodsuckers can spread a deadly illness known as Chagas disease, which has been spreading ...