At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

These worms infect humans and can cause various illnesses. Symptoms range from gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea and abdominal pain to changes in stool appearance. You may also see parts of a ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode ... Skin-penetrating nematodes are excreted in the feces of an infected host, and then enter the ...

Another parasitic worm, Clavinema mariae ... which are excreted by the hosts in feces. In humans, effects of D. nihonkaiense infection are often asymptomatic or produce abdominal pain and ...

But fights aren't the only public health hazard caused by the push for poop. Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), said intestinal worms were ...