Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not cause ...

It can be caused by an infection (bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic) or an eye injury. “People who wear soft contact lenses are most at risk from bacterial keratitis,” explains Dr Ionides.

The treatment, known as Rose Bengal Photodynamic Antimicrobial Therapy (RB-PDAT), combines a bioactive synthetic small molecule known as Rose Bengal Sodium with a light-based medical device to help ...

Parasitic infections, particularly those caused by Enterobius vermicularis (commonly known as pinworms), have been increasingly recognized as potential contributors to appendicitis. Appendicitis ...

drugs that block GCY-9 function may impair the ability of parasitic worms to navigate within the body by disrupting their ability to detect CO 2, which in turn could prevent an infection from ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

Eye infections can be tough to treat. Skin infections can be treated when they haven't spread to the central nervous system, but if the parasite gets into your brain, it can be fatal. The larval ...

Trachoma is caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, which is spread through contact with the eyes or nose of infected people.

People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in ...

Controlling and preventing VBPDs is dependent on a better understanding of mechanisms of infection and immunity to develop new control methods, including new drugs and vaccines, improved diagnostics, ...

In early 2021, a 64-year-old woman from south-eastern New South Wales began dealing with stomach aches and diarrhoea, which ...