The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

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Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

India's Health Ministry has sparked a national conversation by urging cafeterias and public institutions to display cigarette ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

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Viruses and bacteria are always trying to sneak into our bodies, but researchers at the University of Missouri are ...

Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them died, ...

Getting bitten by a deer tick can lead to Lyme disease. These ticks can carry bacteria responsible for the illness and ...