Cryptosporidium: What is the petting farm parasite – and can it be avoided? - Contact with animals on farms is a common source of cryptosporidium infection ...

Better well done than wormy! A stomach-turning image of a parasite infection embedded in the muscle of a human body shows the dangers a person can face if they consume undercooked pork.

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi ... and vomiting are initial symptoms of infection in people; impaired ...

County leaders say the sickness is toxoplasmosis, an infection caused ... people were diagnosed with the parasite and approximately 20 others are experiencing symptoms and are being tested.

There have been 28 confirmed cases of the infection in people ... Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can cause gastrointestinal illness. The main symptoms include watery diarrhoea, stomach pains ...

Although infection is rare, it is possible after eating even a small amount of raw or undercooked meat, the agency warned. The severity of symptoms depends on how much of the parasite is ingested ...

Dozens of people have fallen ill with a parasitic infection after ... animals such as calves and lambs. The main symptoms of cryptosporidium infection include watery diarrhoea, stomach pains ...

One of the reasons parasite ... symptoms are related to a parasite or something else. If parasites are discovered through such testing, drug therapies specific to the type of parasite or infection ...