Women who are infected with the common cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii may be more vulnerable to suicide, a new study finds, adding to the evidence that T. gondii or Toxo, as the bug is known, may ...

A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection Kennedy News and Media Parasites burrowed into a Texas woman’s eye, causing her ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.

“The pain felt like something was scratching my eye from the inside,” said Maureen Cronin, 53, after contracting a parasite Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined ...