Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

According to scientists who study diseases, the possibility of a fungal pandemic—the subject of science fiction TV shows like “The Last of Us,” could be more of a reality, thanks to climate change and ...

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Valley fever is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of ...

The study serves as a stark warning to marijuana growers about the potential dangers of using bat guano. The researchers strongly advise against its use as a fertilizer, particularly for those who may ...

Pioneering research led by New Zealand and US scientists suggests that’s not such a far-fetched idea – and it could pave the ...

A man is worried his home might kill him after claiming black mould in the property hit him with a deadly fungal lung disease ...

Matthew Langsworth, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, warned his landlord of the extensive spores within his property, but ...

The fungal infection that tends to strike the lungs made at least 162 people sick at the Billerud mill, and killed one of ...

The CDC reported this week that 162 paper mill workers were sickened with the rare fungal disease blastomycosis, believed to ...

Matthew Langsworth says he breathed in fungal spores for a decade, alleging that his landlord painted over mold instead of ...