When your furry friends contract a parasitic infection like hookworm or roundworm, the consequences can be severe for both them and your family ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

For children to meet their developmental milestones and lead healthy lives, they must follow a deworming schedule and lead a ...

Egg prices are continuing to rise, both in Arizona and across the country, due to a massive outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu. The outbreak strain, H5N1, emerged among poultry flocks and ...

More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America's egg ...

Some are pale yellow — while some are so orange they're nearly red. But what does it mean? Are egg yolks like lettuce, where a darker color indicates more nutrients? Fox News Digital spoke to an ...

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.

Infected dogs also leave hookworm eggs in their feces, which then hatch out into the environment and can spread to humans through skin contact. "In people, hookworms from dogs can cause cutaneous ...

Photos of bare grocery refrigerator cases and tales of egg prices gone wild have been rampant on social media this winter. The scenes aren’t manufactured drama. The Agriculture Department noted ...