The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. Syphilis first erupted in Europe in 1494 in a French army camp, a year after Columbus returned from a voyage to America.
Deep beneath our shoes lies a microscopic battlefield where bacteria wage war with antibiotics — and they might be winning. Researchers from Virginia Tech have found that the soil we walk on is far ...
Comedian Duncan Norvelle died at the age of 66 on Thursday after battling a chest infection and sepsis ... for his catchphrase 'chase me!' and camp humour. He leaves behind his girlfriend ...
Every year, more than five million people die due to bacterial infections that are becoming increasingly resistant to a range of antibiotics. It is a concern the World Health Organization has ...
A mysterious infection dubbed “Disease X” in Congo has sent alarm bells ringing among health experts as officials rush to determine what’s causing it. The outbreak has affected hundreds of people and ...
To date, there have been 20 cases of possible infection of which 15 were positive for the bacteria, officials said. The bacteria was ruled out in one case and is suspected in four of them.
FebriDx can distinguish between bacterial and non-bacterial infections at POC. Lumos said this was a critical capability, given that most acute respiratory infections stem from viruses and do not ...
Adding to the ever-growing list of newly discovered bacterial immune systems, we have characterized the mechanisms of an antiviral system called CmdTAC. CmdTAC blocks virus reproduction by ...
A bacterial infection that rarely occurs in the United States hit a woman in Maryland after she cleaned her home aquarium. The treatment: The patient was given antibiotics that resolved her fever ...