Investigators say a woman boarding dogs through a popular app left a prong collar on a Belgian Malinois for two weeks, causing deep wounds and severe infection.

"They don't have the clinical efficacy needed to protect people from infections." Silver, once considered a promising antimicrobial alternative, also has limitations. It's widely used in wound ...

Another system for evaluating wound infection is based on the need for additional treatment; the presence of serous discharge, erythema, purulent exudate, and separation of the deep tissues ...

None had heart failure when the study started. People who wound up hospitalized due to an infection had a 2.35 times higher risk of developing heart failure, on average about seven years after ...

Over time, her wound healed, and she became free of cysts and infection. Reflecting on her ordeal, she commented: "It's so silly and insane that a pair of underwear caused mass torment and pain ...

and often drug resistant to existing antifungal drugs." C. auris can cause ear infections, wound infections, and urinary tract infections (UTIs), as well as infections in your blood that spread to ...

The history of preceding C. jejuni infection may present with diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, and fever. EBV, a herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis, is another infectious pathogen ...

A bacterial parasite influences plant cell behaviour to attract insects and secure its transmission. Research reveals how the SAP54 protein manipulates plant defences, encouraging female insects ...

Canberra, Jan 24 (The Conversation) The war in Gaza will leave its mark in many ways, long after the recently negotiated ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. One legacy relates to how the chaos of ...

Cover any skin wounds or insect bites to protect the area. Keep your nails clipped and clean. Do not touch or scratch open sores. This can lead to infections spreading. Wash everything that comes ...

Although bacteria are an important cause of chronic nonhealing wounds, fungi also play a substantial role in them. The fungal infection rate varies with different chronic wound types, but overall, the ...