When the weather heats up and children begin to sweat, they can easily get dehydrated if they do not replace their body ...

The start of summer means holiday plans, vacations and a lot of outdoor time. But this time of year also brings potential for ...

The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water. How much you consume matters: “If you swallow ...

"It feeds on bacteria." Naegleria fowleri made headlines recently when it killed a 14-year-old boy who had gone swimming in Lake Havasu last month. Essentially, the amoebas enter the body through ...

Farmers using compost extracts are seeing promise in reducing nitrogen use and increasing microbial diversity, which may lead ...

Sure, it's possible to drown in a puddle, but these U.S. lakes pose extra dangers. If you decide to swim in any of these ...

New research shows that harmful E. coli bacteria in the gut can make the amoeba parasite Entamoeba histolytica more mobile ...

Scientists say rising global temperatures could wreak havoc on medical treatments for AMR and other infections.

It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera, and his methods enabled others to identify many more important pathogens.