You should always wash your hands if you touch public surfaces, because they might be covered in dangerous pathogens. While ...

Biologics targeting interleukin (IL)-12, IL-23, and IL-17 may have valuable safety benefits among older adults with psoriatic disease, as a lower rate of serious infection was observed among these ...

A mild finger irritation could signal a dangerous whitlow. Learn the symptoms before it becomes a serious infection.

A 9-year-old Australian girl was temporarily unable to walk and hospitalised for days after she scratched an itchy mosquito ...

After a medical examination, Ava was diagnosed with a staph infection and was placed on an IV drip, receiving antibiotic ...

After a mosquito bite led to a severe infection, a nine-year-old girl from Australia spent days in the hospital ...

Two students living in Sahmyook University’s male dormitory were immediately sent home after they contracted scabies, while ...

Skin lesions may hold the key to diagnosing dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever. Learn how dermatologists can spot ...

China has detected three more H9N2 avian flu cases, which involved two children and one adult from three different provinces, according to a weekly avian flu update from Hong Kong’s Centre for Health ...

In US NICUs, incidence of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection was 20 times higher in very low birth weight infants than ...

Staphylococcus (staph) is a type of bacteria that causes many types of infections. It is commonly found on the skin. When there is a sore or opening in the skin, the bacteria can enter and cause an ...

Professor Upton said: “At the moment, there are antibiotics that can be used to treat skin infections caused by MRSA and other Staphylococcus strains, but these can come with a number of unpleasant ...