According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most common illness in the United States that is transmitted by a vector, which are ticks in this case. Although ...

Can plant germs really cross over to people? The short, disturbing answer is yes, experts told Live Science, but it's ...

Fungal diseases in the human population are on the rise, so it is important for health authorities to understand where these pathogens come from. A new study has searched for fungi in the lung tissues ...

We share our world, and our bodies with microbes. Researchers have been learning a lot more about how specific species of gut microbes affect various aspects of our health and well-being. New work has ...

Fungal diseases in the human population are on the rise, so it is important for health authorities to understand where these pathogens come from. A new study has searched for fungi in the lung tissues ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...

When pathogens invade the body, the immune system must react immediately to prevent or contain an infection. However, it is not fully understood how our defense cells stay vigilant when there are no ...

HANTAVIRUS occupies a strange and unsettling place in modern infectious disease research. Unlike influenza, Covid-19 or ...