FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A Virginia woman said she’s lucky to be alive after a severe allergic reaction, and she ...

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, and it's making them more deadly and harder to ...

The product tested positive for Coliform, which are "considered indicators of fecal contamination and, thus, pathogenic ...

A new study reveals widespread resistance of a major bacterial pathogen to the active ingredients in cleaning agents commonly used in hospitals and homes. A new study reveals widespread resistance ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

In a significant advancement, a modified darobactin compound has shown promise in treating drug-resistant bacterial infections in animal models, offering a potential new weapon against pathogens like ...

Biofilms on microplastics in wastewater treatment systems can act as a refuge for harmful pathogens, according to a new study ...

A decade-long effort has resulted in a new, rapid genomic test to diagnose rare infectious diseases in the brain and lungs.

Just about 34 years ago today 6-year-old Lauren Rudolph was about to eat an undercooked, E. coli O157:H7-tainted hamburger at a San Diego area ...

Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests ...