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On the Biology Insights editorial team, Yesenia Lara is a staff writer at Biology Insights focusing on infectious microbes. She began in journalism in 2022 writing science stories for a regional magazine in Denver, Colorado.

How Long Do Tapeworms Live in Humans?Immunity
What Parasite Causes Diabetes? The Scientific Answer Hormones
Can Maggots Get in Your Skin? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Skin & Hair
How Common Is Ringworm and Who Gets It Most?Immunity
When Is Ringworm No Longer Contagious?Immunity
Where Did Leprosy Originate? Tracing Its Ancient Roots Healthcare
How Do You Get Body Lice: Spread, Risks and Treatment Bugs
What Did the Plague Look Like? Buboes and Black Skin Immunity
Why Are Chicken Pox Called Chicken Pox?Immunity
Does Drinking Liquor Kill Parasites in Your Body?Substances
Is Malaria a Communicable or Noncommunicable Disease?Immunity
Does Toxoplasmosis Affect Human Behavior?Mental Health
What Kind of Doctor Treats Parasitic Infections?Healthcare
When Was the Cure for Leprosy Discovered?Immunity
Is E. coli Contagious From Person to Person?Immunity
Can You Get Lice From Sitting Next to Someone?Bugs
Is Malaria Caused by Bacteria or a Parasite?Immunity
How Fast Do Scabies Spread? Timeline and Contagion Facts Immunity
Who Discovered Salmonella? The True Story Biology
Freshwater Parasites: Common Types, Risks, and Prevention Immunity
Where and When Was Rabies First Discovered?Immunity
Is the Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Salt Water?Immunity
Where Did Chickenpox Originate? A Look at Its History Immunity
How Is E. coli Spread? Food, Water, and Direct Contact Immunity
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek: Nobel Prize, Kuru, and Scandal Healthcare
What Diseases Do Mice Carry to Humans?Immunity
Is There a Cure for Leprosy? How Treatment Works Immunity
How to Kill a Parasite: Treatments That Actually Work Immunity
Where Exactly Is Naegleria fowleri Found?Immunity
What Parasite Causes Diabetes in Humans?Hormones