Tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday ...

Legionella bacteria thrive in warm, wet conditions. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently warned ...

Viruses known as bacteriophages are difficult to study, but they are beginning to give up their secrets. It is common ...

The CDC is tracing an upsurge of a bacteria that has been linked to a recent rise in respiratory infections in young children ...

Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, impacts around 40 million people globally, with numbers expected to ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium found in the gut, may reach the brain and affect Alzheimer's disease progression, research in mice suggests.

Two Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks on cruises likely stemmed from private hot tubs onboard, according to a new report from ...

These authors investigated the potential influence of gut microbiota on ankylosing spondylitis pathophysiology.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 15 new cases, bringing the total number of people sickened to 90.

Approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2023, the highest number since 1995.