Henipaviruses can infect many animals, including bats, horses, monkeys, dogs, cats and even rodents. This means they are more ...

The historical record shows that the battle to prevent and find cures for infectious disease will lead to a lower incidence of chronic, disabling diseases. At the same time, efforts to find ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

I hurried to a nearby hospital emergency room, where they said that, without treatment, the infection was potentially life-threatening and that I might need surgery. For a tiny cat bite?

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection. That's equivalent to one in ...

As festivals are wont to do, this year’s Louder Than Life is getting even bigger with Mudvayne, a newly reunited 12 Stones, Chimaira, and more getting thrown into the mix. News of the lineup additions ...

"It can make a few people quite sick, causing infection of the lung (pneumonia) or inflammation of the airways to the lungs (bronchiolitis, bronchitis). Symptoms of more severe disease include ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

Mississippi, for one, was ranked as the “worst affected” by sexually transmitted infections, with one of the highest chlamydia rates in the nation of 700 cases per 100,000 people. Mississippi ...

Fiber boosts beneficial gut bacteria, which protect against harmful microbes Faecalibacterium produces short-chain fatty acids that prevent infections Dietary changes are more effective than ...