The human body may seem like a single, self-contained system, but it actually hosts trillions of microscopic organisms. These ...

"TMVII is a specific type of fungus that is part of a larger family that causes the usually benign but irksome conditions such as ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot," Dr. Hayden Andrews, an ...

“It doesn’t happen often, but a sinus infection can spread beyond the nasal passages and into the brain,” said Elizabeth Liptrap, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. “When ...

Maternal infection and sepsis are major causes of maternal death and severe illness worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Inconsistent implementation of evidence-based ...

Pinworms are tiny worms that can cause an infection in the intestines. Pinworm infections affects millions of people each year, especially school-age kids If your child develops a pinworm infection, ...

A Jacksonville mother reached out to News4JAX after we reported on a case of pinworms in Clay County and said her son came home from New Berlin Elementary School with the same infection. Duval County ...

A Clay County mother is calling for accountability from her child’s school after her daughter contracted pinworm infections twice within two months. Alisha Monroe, a parent of a child who attends ...

Computer graphic image of a virus as seen like through a microscope. Senior Correspondent Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the ...

NOW TO A NEW "FIRST WITH KIDS." TODAY'S TOPIC IS ON A CREEPY- CRAWLIE YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH OUT FOR. áPINWORMS. THESE ARE REALLY GROSS. PINWORMS ARE TINY PARASITES THAT LIVE IN THE INTESTINES áOR ...

A new study from the CDC found that infection rates for a drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise, increasing nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the NDM ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at ...