There is a reason the Amanita phalloides mushroom is called the "Death Cap." It can kill you.Mushrooms are a type of fungi, an organism that produces thread-like mycelia that often produce spores. Spo ...
HIV infections persist despite treatment that successfully decreases viral blood levels to the point where doctors can't detect the virus. But that doesn't mean the person is cured. The virus hides in ...
If you know that ticks spread Lyme disease, you may already know you might also catch a bunch of other infections from them. One of the lesser-known diseases spread by ticks is infection with the bact ...
Bed bugs are brown and creepy. Could you spot one in your hotel room? A new study reveals most people are freaked out by bed bugs, but only about 35% could identify one.In a new study published in Ame ...
Streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria produce toxins that can cause toxic shock syndrome.Originally associated with infections related to tampon use, today more than half of the infections are due ...
Significant strides have been in the race to find antibiotics to treat superbug infections — those caused by bacteria resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them. Now, an international team of sci ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the most commonly occurring lower respiratory tract viral infection in young children and usually isn't serious, but in premature infants and babies under six mont ...
That soil under your feet is not just dirt. It is teeming with life that may not change as fast as we would like when challenged by global warming.The warming climate has people wondering about the fu ...
As summer heats up, new maps from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gives us our best guess at where Zika-carrying mosquitoes could be hanging out this year in the US.The Zika virus ...
Alzheimer's disease — an irreversible, progressive brain disorder — is the sixth leading cause of death in the US and more than afflicts 5 million Americans. As if those numbers aren't scary enough, t ...