After five weeks without a single new infection, Zambia is officially declaring an end to its latest cholera outbreak. The final wave of infections saw 496 cases and claimed 9 lives. Health Minister ...

A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of Chikungunya virus ...

A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of the Chikungunya virus ...

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive for centuries.

General fatigue, for example, was reported in 17.3 per cent of people after the first infection compared with 12.8 per cent after the second infection and 10.8 per cent following the third infection.

HPV Infection May Increase the Risk of Heart Disease. Could Vaccination Lower It? A vaccine that blocks infection with the human papillomavirus has helped to lower cervical cancer rates.

Infections of the brain can cause headache, weakness, confusion and seizures. Approximately one-third of all patients infected with nocardiosis develop skin ulcers or sores, instead of an internal ...

After a cat bit the author, her hand turned red and swollen and a thick red line soon traveled up her arm. ER doctors said the infection was potentially life-threatening.

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The infection is not fatal but can cause permanent scarring. Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has ...

Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.

Artist's impression of "Vibrio vulnificus" bacteria. The species is on the rise in Florida and can cause a potentially lethal infection. Dr_Microbe/Getty Historically, about 150 to 200 Vibrio ...