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a sad little boy with a lot of mosquito bites on his face and arm

By DeeDee Stiepan
June 29, 2021
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‘The bugs are out,’ Tips on how to get through bug-biting season

It's officially bug-biting season. While some bugs are just annoying to deal with, the bite of others can be potentially dangerous. Dr. Dawn Davis, a…

a person with a bathing camp on, swimming in a lake with green trees in the background

By Dana Sparks
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August 17, 2020

Symptoms, treatment and prevention of swimmer’s itch

a young man swimming in an ocean or lake

By Dana Sparks
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August 21, 2019

Home Remedies: Don’t scratch that swimmer’s itch

closeup of longhorned tick

By Deb Balzer
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June 10, 2019

Infectious Diseases A–Z: Why the Asian longhorned tick is more than a menace

By Caitlin Doran
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November 1, 2018

Pretty Parasites With Dr. Pritt, part 4: Love bugs

Microscopic view of Giardia parasite

By Caitlin Doran
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October 31, 2018

Pretty Parasites With Dr. Pritt, part 3: ‘Beaver fever’ creature feature

microscopic view of lice eggs on a strand of hair

By Caitlin Doran
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October 30, 2018

Pretty Parasites With Dr. Pritt, part 2: Scalp explorers

Dr. Bobbi Pritt in a lab, looking through a microscope

By Dana Sparks
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July 10, 2018

In the Loop: The art of finding beauty in dreadful, wonderful parasites

a little boy jumping or splashing into the water, underwater of a swimming pool

By Deb Balzer
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June 25, 2018

Infectious Diseases: Keep Cryptosporidium out of the pool

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