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Parasitic disease
A parasitic disease is an infectious disease transmitted by a parasite. Because parasites rely on their host for survival, most do not cause disease in their host. Examples of parasitic diseases include malaria, Chagas disease, and African trypanosomiasis (also known as sleeping sickness).
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SEP 02, 2025Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 28, 2023Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 22, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
With just a blood sample, clinicians may soon be able to quickly diagnose the cause of illness in children. The test can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2023Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
You may have never heard of a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, but over 75 million people required treatment, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 13, 2023Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
In a pioneering study published in Molecular Therapy, researchers from the University of Oslo have unveiled a revolution ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUL 10, 2023Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 26, 2023Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2023Microbiology
Sand flies transmit over 20 species of infectious Leishmania parasites, which infect macrophages and other immune cells. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 02, 2023Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah Logan
SEP 02, 2025
Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 22, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
With just a blood sample, clinicians may soon be able to quickly diagnose the cause of illness in children. The test can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2023
Microbiology
Two major new reports have identified some of the reasons why certain populations fared better while others were hit har
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
You may have never heard of a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, but over 75 million people required treatment, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 13, 2023
Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
In a pioneering study published in Molecular Therapy, researchers from the University of Oslo have unveiled a revolution
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 26, 2023
Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2023
Microbiology
Sand flies transmit over 20 species of infectious Leishmania parasites, which infect macrophages and other immune cells.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 02, 2023
Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan