County officials are urging residents to be health conscious with its annual health campaign aimed at limiting rates of ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

The report details "ongoing and emerging infectious disease outbreaks" such as avian flu and other threats, the state health ...

Findings highlight the importance of infection prevention measures and personalized heart failure care.

Fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army has placed millions of people at high risk of death from the ...

Treatment may depend on the cause. A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, occurs when your nasal cavities become swollen and inflamed. Fluid buildup in the sinuses can allow ...

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...

The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city's notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this building is the ...

While anyone can contract the bacteria, close contact with someone with the infection is the most common risk factor for the disease. Impetigo spreads more easily when people are in close quarters.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), formerly called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are diseases that primarily spread through sexual contact. STIs can be bacterial, such as chlamydia, ...