Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

The infection can cause necrotizing fasciitis, rapidly destroying skin and soft tissue, sometimes leading to amputation or death. Eleven cases and four deaths have been reported in Florida in 2025 ...

A fungal skin infection happens when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface.

“ Cellulitis, among other infections, could develop if a blister is infected and the infection spreads into the skin,” says Bruce Brod, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at Penn Medicine in ...

Early experiments suggest a patch that delivers harmless electric currents into the skin can thwart certain bacterial ...

Genetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient's skin. Ruben Bonilla Gonzalo/Moment via Getty Images Our newly published ...