Here the authors show that an ant’s individual immune pathways provide specialized protection against bacterial but not fungal infections, while social immunity protects against pathogenic fungi ...

Sepsis is a life threatening illness that develops when an existing infection triggers an extreme immune system response in your body. When you experience an infection, your immune system releases ...

Christophe Geyres/Abaca/Sipa USA via AP The CDC issued a health alert warning in June of an increased risk of dengue infections, noting that many countries are reporting higher than usual case ...

Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution or outbreaks of fungal infections.

Most people with E. coli infections are never tested for the bacterium and recover on their own. Thirteen states have reported cases: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska ...

Otitis media can also affect adults, although it is primarily a condition that occurs in children. Middle ear infections are usually a result of a malfunction of the eustachian tube, a canal that ...

Respiratory infections among young children have been on the rise since the school year began in August, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the past six ...

While eye irritation from mold is common, fungal eye infections are rare. They usually happen because of an injury (such as getting plant material in your eye while gardening) or because you have ...

She also developed what appeared to be periodic yeast and urinary tract infections. “I thought maybe my immune system was a bit weaker because of all the antibiotics I had to be on after giving ...

Colorado reported 26 infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Due to the product actions taken by McDonald's and Taylor Farms, the risk to the public is very low ...

Tinea is commonly known as ringworm, a fungal infection that can be found anywhere on the body. It gets its name because of the circular rash it causes. The name of the infection is determined by ...