Highlights Walking pneumonia is a milder form of regular pneumonia. It can be contagious when caused by specific bacteria or ...

Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged ...

Symptoms, lesion locations, and morphology are among the features clinicians may use to distinguish hand eczema from hand psoriasis in patients.

Washing your hands, using hand sanitizer and doing dishes can also ... may cause cracks in the skin and make you more prone to infections, says Dr. Benjamin Ungar, assistant professor at Mount ...

22 Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary Objectives To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic ...

An 11-year-old boy was diagnosed with a rare type of childhood cancer after experiencing symptoms of an ear infection. Ilan Choudhury, now 14, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in the ...

WHO lists 19 fungal species as urgent priorities The World Health Organisation (WHO) reportedly has enlisted nearly 6.5 million invasive fungal infections. This, they said, results in 3.8 million ...

“It might be gloves. It’s always hand hygiene”, the theme of this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), has emphasised the critical role of hand hygiene as a simple yet powerful and costsaving ...

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising is giving up football — at least for the foreseeable future — because of his struggle to recover from a hand ...

Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing the spread of infections, including respiratory illnesses and drug-resistant superbugs, especially in healthcare settings. Proper handwashing techniques ...

Fungal infections will be a factor in millions of deaths worldwide each year, Mr Rhijn said. Aspergillosis, the lung disease caused by spores of Aspergillus which can spread to other human organs ...