According to a new study, fox tapeworm infections are on the rise in Europe. Specifically, this is a dangerous infection that can go unnoticed for years and, if untreated, is almost always fatal to ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds ...

Here’s a comforting thought: you might not actually be alone in your own body right now. Parasites are far more common than most people realize, and they don’t care about your personal boundaries, ...