Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms. Using ...

Malaria parasites multiply asexually in the human bloodstream, thereby causing chronic infection and all the complications associated with this devastating disease. During each round of multiplication ...

A Plasmodium vivax infection is like an iceberg: It's dangerous, in part, because much of it hides out of view. A new study shows how researchers are revealing more of this parasite's biology. A ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, sometimes for years. It turns ...

In October 2019 researchers from Brazil identified a new parasite, which presented with similar symptoms to visceral leishmaniasis. To discover more about this novel parasite and other parasitic ...

Malaria remains one of the biggest global public health challenges. It kills a young child every two minutes, more than any other infectious disease. Malaria parasites, of which Plasmodium falciparum ...

New understanding of parasite biology might help stop malaria transmission Date: March 15, 2018 Source: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Summary: Researchers made an important step toward ...