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Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic (long-term) condition that causes painful ...

If health care workers don’t wash their hands well, they can also transfer the bacteria from an infected patient to you. The signs of infection depend on where the Pseudomonas aeruginosa is in ...

Syphilis is a curable bacterial STI caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum that accounted for roughly 209,000 new cases in 2023. Syphilis is transmitted when you come into direct contact with a ...

be used to study bacterial evolution or outbreaks of bacterial infections. Isolated Vibrio vulnificus clones from various sources in China showed specific genomic markers linked to human ...

Viral or bacterial infections can occur in the middle of the ear. These often cause pain, inflammation, and fluid buildup. Treatment typically involves antibiotics. Ear infections are the most ...

Beginning Jan. 2014, Texas state law (SB 62) mandates that all entering students under the age of 22 provide a certificate signed by a health care provider or an official immunization record verifying ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of human ...

Bacterial immune evasion is the process by which bacteria avoid and antagonize the bacterial host response, which is mediated by the host's immune system. Here, the authors show that vaginal ...

New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 million lives each year by 2050. US and Spanish researchers have now ...

An ear infection often happens when a virus or bacteria causes inflammation in the ear. The most common type of ear infection is a middle ear infection, which occurs when fluid builds up behind ...

Superbugs show extensive antibiotic resistance, meaning drugs that would historically cure people of the infections stop working. Bacteria develop this resistance over time as they evolve ...