Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected more than 1 million people in the Americas since 2013, …
The results of a study led by physicians at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed that patients living with HIV …
Interaction between cranberry and bacteria discovered The large-fruited cranberry is better known under its English name of Cranberry. The relatives …
Most antibiotics work by interfering with critical functions such as DNA replication or construction of the bacterial cell wall. However, …
Physicians are scaling back on prescribing antibiotics for long-term acne treatment in favor of a combinations of therapies, according to …
The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an uncharted jungle. Often, the dense undergrowth …
Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals. …
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was …
New research presented at this week’s 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13 …
A person’s sexual behavior could affect their microbiome and immune system, potentially elevating their risk of HIV infection, according to …
Mass drug administration (MDA) of two antibiotics can be highly effective at reducing cases of scabies and the bacterial infection …
Healthcare-associated infections — illnesses that people contract while being treated in a hospital or other healthcare facility — sicken millions …
Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: One-third of the world’s population is infected with TB, and more …
The researchers behind the study believe that regular screening and improved access to new treatments have contributed to greatly reducing …
As cultural successors, hedgehogs reside in close proximity to humans. Close contacts, however, are not only beneficial but also bear …
Even as hospitals try to cut back on prescribing powerful but risky antibiotics for their patients, a new study shows …
2018 was a record year for tick – 2019 could be worse In the year 2018, the highest number of …
2018 was a record year for tick – 2019 could be worse In the year 2018, the highest number of …