Fifth disease (also known as erythema infectiosum) is caused by infection with human ... broken or irritated skin. Children are more likely to develop impetigo when their skin is already irritated by ...

Find helpful tips and remedies for bites and stings. Learn how to treat insect bites, bee stings, and other skin irritations effectively.

On light skin tones ... insects that feed on human blood. While they are a public health concern, bedbugs are not known to transmit disease through their bites. Bedbugs use a small tube-like ...

Your blood type and your smell, and even the color of the clothes you're wearing, can affect the number of mosquito bites you ...

Here's where and what to know According to the University of Florida, the shark species responsible for most unprovoked bites on humans are the white sharks, tiger sharks and bull sharks.

Pets are one of life’s most joyous treasures—but the fleas that can often come along with them are anything but. Even if you ...

Researchers have created a map of human skin that uses genomics and other technologies to understand how skin forms and the mechanisms behind skin disorders. The findings could be used to create ...

Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, about 4.5 million Americans suffer from dog bites annually, and ...

Trujillo et al. identify scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-B1) as a keratinocyte marker of skin inflammation and a potential therapeutic target. Topically delivered HDL-like nanoparticles ...

Drawing from a broad spectrum of social, biological, health, and physical science disciplines, Nature Human Behaviour publishes research of outstanding significance into any aspect of individual ...

Bacterial skin infections can happen when bacteria enter the body due to a break in the skin. Different types of skin infections include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), impetigo, ...