Wildlife officials are tracking Southeastern myotis bats exposed to the disease and living in a Wake County stormwater system ...

Styes are caused by an infection in one of the eyelash hair follicles. Children do seem to get them more than adults, probably because they rub their eyes with dirty fingers, but often there is no ...

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(NEXSTAR) – Cases of valley fever, a fungal disease caused by spores found within soil in (mostly) the Southwestern part of the U.S., has been rising in recent decades, prompting warnings from local ...

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Antibiotics intended to treat infections elsewhere in the body can inadvertently kill off the "good" bacteria in the gut, making room for harmful bacteria, such as C. diff, to flourish. These toxins ...

Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in certain coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, and they are found in higher numbers from May through October, when water temperatures are ...

LOUISIANA, USA — The Louisiana Department of Health is sounding alarm as Vibrio vulnificus — a serious bacterial infection — rise sharply in 2025. So far this year, 17 people have been hospitalized ...