"You step on a nail, slice your leg, you get an open wound and the bacteria gets in,” said an infectious disease expert.

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

While a sore throat can be a side effect of many other illnesses, it's also the most telling symptom of strep.

Common signs of a hangnail infection are pain and swelling around the fingernail or toenail. Wearing artificial nails or having diabetes may raise your chances of developing the c ...

H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve ...

Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many ...

Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that ...

However, two days later the little girl came down with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, which is a common virus in kids, causing sores in the mouth and a rash on the hands and feet. Amanda took her ...

Nearly 150 racers who participated a Tough Mudder event last year are taking legal action after battling the effects of a nasty bacterial ... symptoms could include Swimmer's itch, a Staph ...

The new research showed that killer T-cells—a type of white blood cell that's involved in tackling bacterial infections—can ... disease before the onset of symptoms. Early treatment is known ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections often occur in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and in patients who have taken antibiotics ...