Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known ...

Scientists have created a genomic blueprint for Aeromonas bacteria, which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease—with symptoms often misidentified as cholera—in humans and animals.

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Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial–viral infections in ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States’ “largest known outbreak” of a sexually transmitted fungus that can cause ringworm. The fungus, known as TMVII, was ...

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Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive, invasive fungal infection that affects patients who are severely immunocompromised, as well as patients with diabetes and persons with immunocompetence who have ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

Tigers are the largest cat species. The subspecies called Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are the biggest of ...

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Nanozymes are functional nanomaterials, such as metal oxides, with enzyme-like properties. Their ability to produce reactive oxygen species like hydroxyl (• OH) radicals makes them especially useful ...