She is driven by a lifelong belief in the power of the human-animal bond—shaped early by grow… Hookworms may be tiny, but in the wrong dog, they can cause a very big problem. These are intestinal ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Hookworms -- a common parasite in animals -- have become resistant to multiple deworming drugs used to kill them, a new study finds. Veterinarians typically use three types of drugs to kill hookworms, ...

The hookworm, found in raw sewage and thought to be eradicated from the United States, has crawled its way into Alabama, where residents are growing increasingly fearful of the potentially ...

Last week, a Tennessee teenager made headlines after he became infected with hookworms after being buried in the sand by friends while visiting a Florida beach. After the outing, Michael Dumas, a ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling (Source Images: Christoph Burgstedt—Getty Images, Kateryna Kon—Science Photo Library/Getty Images (2), Sinhyu/Getty Images) There are more parasites than ...

MEMPHIS, TN (WATN) – A Tennessee mother is sharing her son’s story after he contracted hookworms last month on a mission trip to Pompano Beach in Florida. Kelli Dumas said her son and eight other boys ...

There's a new warning about walking on the beach without any shoes. A Canadian couple said they contracted hookworm parasites during a trip to the Dominican Republic. The pair noticed their feet were ...

Warning: Images included in the video above may be too graphic for some A Tennessee mother is sharing a warning after her son contracted hookworms on a mission trip to Florida.Kelli Dumas told Local ...

There's a new warning about walking on the beach without any shoes. RELATED: 5-foot tapeworm 'wiggles' out of sushi lover before visit to Fresno emergency room A Canadian couple said they contracted ...