Roundworms, also known as ascarids or nematodes, are common parasites that live inside your dog’s intestines. They feed on partly digested food. Most dogs get them at one time or another. Roundworms ...

Scientists took a step back to a simpler organism -- a common roundworm -- and made a discovery about how the Ras oncogene chooses a signaling pathway and how the consequences of that choice play out ...

(KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced. Baylisascaris ...

In this December 2017 file photo, the French bulldog, “Ms. Tata” wears her cold weather gear as tourists and locals gathered in Wynwood Yard in Miami, Florida. CARL JUSTE cjuste@miamiherald.com ...

Two people in Los Angles County have been diagnosed with raccoon roundworm, also known as Baylisascaris procyonis, according to the local public health department. Both cases were detected in the ...

In many species, mating comes at the steep price of an organism's life, an evolutionary process intended to regulate reproductive competition. But males of certain roundworm species have doubled down ...

HAMPTON, Va. — A new study came out highlighting the top 10 cities in the United States with the highest roundworm infections, and at the end of October, Hampton topped the list. For a more in-depth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat.

While two people in Los Angeles County recently were infected with "raccoon roundworm," the infection is rare and doesn't pose a widespread threat, experts said. The parasite that causes the disease, ...