This is the story of a man that was experiencing chest pains, high fever, chills and uncontrollable shaking. It turns out that he is infected with a very common blood parasite called Babesia. A small tick that he probably picked up while he was jogging and hiking through some brush. Source: Animal Planet on YouTube [...]

Are you infected with internal parasites? These harmful invaders are more common than you think. There are several types of internal parasites that can infect the human body.

The Schistosoma species of blood parasites are responsible for the disease called schistosomiasis. There are two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei that can distinctly different illnesses in humans. Blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium are responsible for the disease known as malaria.