Research from Stony Brook University has not only detected Vibrio vulnificus—commonly referred to as flesh-eating ...

Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease ...

Health experts are on alert after the discovery of a highly lethal flesh-eating bacteria that has a 20% mortality rate within ...

What is Vibrio? Vibrio is a type of bacteria that has been around for hundreds of millions of years; researchers have ...

Here's what to know about the treatment-resistant strain of Shigella that the CDC is warning the public about.

The Centers for Disease Control has issued a warning about a drug-resistant strain of bacteria the agency is calling a public ...

Transposable elements have proliferated in the bacterium Enterococcus faecium, altering its metabolism and genome structure.

Despite how prevalent and uncomfortable they can be, yeast infections are usually manageable with the right care.

As a general rule, most people want to avoid viruses, which are at the root of illnesses like colds, the flu, chickenpox and many a stomach bug. But what about a virus that doesn’t make people sick — ...

General Motors confirmed that its Cole Engineering Center at the GM Technical Center in Warren tested positive for the presence of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. GM spokeswoman Tara ...