Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication. The Carter Center announced the ...

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

Usually what Beth Mole writes is very clear. But this time I could not tell whether the whole human-eye part of the worm life cycle occurs between the lid and the eyeball, or whether the parasite ...