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UF's Dr. Norman Beatty pursues diseases capable of inflicting much suffering — and becoming more of a threat in a changing ...
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A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised ...
African sleeping sickness and related diseases can be treated only with toxic and sometimes ineffective drugs. Now, ...
The hard, and nauseating, truth about cyclospora is that it’s spread through human feces. Over decades of research, ...
Experts explain how health officials investigate foodborne illnesses amid a second outbreak of cyclosporiasis.
From microscopic protozoa in drinking water to worms in undercooked pork, these organisms can cause everything from severe ...
The symptoms of cyclospora resemble other, more common stomach bugs, and many people will try to wait it out at home rather ...
Amid a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, we dug into our archives for investigations into parasitic organisms.
You've seen the alarming headlines about parasites causing "explosive diarrhea" across the U.S. Two microscopic parasites – ...