Despite being preventable and treatable, scabies affects more than 130 million people worldwide at any given time, ...

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adult patients with inadequately ...

Historically, soil-transmitted helminth infections were widespread in China during the 1950s ... Its life cycle begins when third-stage larvae (L3) penetrate human skin from contaminated soil, enter ...

Miley Cyrus' knee infection after a music video shoot highlights how public spaces can harbor bacteria, as doctors stress the importance of hygiene and wound care.

U. of Oregon team uncovered a molecule produced by yeast on the skin that has potent antimicrobial properties against a ...

Experts urge laundry hygiene after TikToker's skin infection from second-hand clothes A young Indonesian TikToker has gone viral after claiming he contracted a rare skin infection from wearing ...

The yeast Malassezia helps protect the skin from bacterial infections, but only up to a certain point. Scientists at the ...

Viral infections can sometimes cause itchy or painful rashes. Here’s a breakdown of the most common viral skin rashes, what ...

A TikTok video warns of risks from wearing unwashed second-hand garments. A man developed a contagious skin infection from unwashed thrifted clothes. Experts advise washing all thrifted items to ...

A TikTok content creator's experience has turned into a cautionary tale after he contracted a viral skin infection from wearing thrifted clothes that he never washed. The Indonesian man ...

a All models controlled for: age, sex, recurrent infection, history of compromised immune system, whether episode started as an emergency visit, use of a topical antibacterial agent, whether ...

Ringworm results from a fungal infection that develops after contact with certain fungal strains. You can contract this type of fungal skin infection through: skin-to-skin contact with a person or ...