Our bodies are always working hard to fight off infections, including those caused by viruses. While different types of viruses can affect different parts of the body, they often affect the ...
Bacterial infections are easily confused with viral infections, which, as you will again clearly see from their name, have viral causes. These two types of infections share similar symptoms, so it is ...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) usually pass from one person to another through sexual contact. Examples include chlamydia, crabs, and genital herpes. Treatment depends on the type of STI.
Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.
Infections of the central nervous system are relatively rare ... and is most commonly found in undercooked pig meat (though it can be found in other types of meat as well.) The infection is relatively ...
H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of ...
Japan has coughed and spluttered its way through winter this year, with average flu cases at a record high earlier in the ...
Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in ...
Findings highlight the importance of infection prevention measures and personalized heart failure care.
The finding indicates that the virus, known as H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two ...