Vaccines allow a dead or altered form of the disease causing pathogen to be introduced into the body, which contain ... During the primary infection the antibodies slowly increase, peak at around ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising silver lining of COVID-19 infection. A new study by researchers at Northwestern ...

The bacterial infection, known as Bartonella quintana, or trench fever as it was called during World War I, lives in the feces of body lice and can cause skin lesions, fever and bone pain.

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

Often, a fever in response to an infection is actually a reflection of the body's defenses going into high gear. Some parts of the immune system work better at a higher temperature, which ...

Getting rid of body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis) involves multiple rounds of laundry and bathing. This article walks you ...

A mother is warning other parents about red track lines she found on her son’s foot, marks that turned out to be far more ...

Antibody (Ab)-dependent enhancement of infection occurs when preexisting antibodies present in the body from a primary (first) dengue virus (DENV) infection bind to an infecting DENV particle ...

Dylan Riley was playing frisbee golf when he fell and got a cut that later became infected with streptococcus bacteria. It ...

Vaccines help the body develop immunity to germs and infections. This is called immunization and it counts on your immune system's memory. Though different vaccines take different approaches to ...

Before long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are ...