The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

It's a good idea to trim fingernails too, to prevent the eggs from getting caught under them. Threadworms aren't the only ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

Threadworms aren’t the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favour a ...

Real worms have now replaced fictitious worms as a point of discussion in many other households with young children ...

It’s a good idea to trim fingernails too, to prevent the eggs from getting caught under them. Threadworms aren’t the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 ...