A parasitic worm eradicated in the United States nearly 60 years ago could be threatening a comeback, Texas wildlife ...

Health experts say respiratory illnesses, chronic wounds and swelling ... a bacterial infection that invades the skin and tissue underneath. It’s typically caused by an abrasion of the skin ...

The CDC said screwworms are most common in the tropics and subtropics, but recent cases have appeared in Central America for the first time in years. Mexican authorities told the United States ...

A fter a re-emergence sparked a national emergency in Costa Rica in February of last year, New World Screwworm (NWS) fly ...

Dan Milburn, left, with his wife, Roseanne Milburn, who's facing an amputation after a post-operative infection was left to fester and the wound wasn't stitched up. (Dan Milburn/Submitted ...

Antimicrobial ointments containing neomycin, polymyxin B and bacitracin have been used since the 1950s as a prescription product to prevent superficial wound infections and have been made ...

The treatment for a dog bite will depend on the size of the bite and where it's located on your body. Dog bite treatment may include: Antibiotics may be prescribed as a precaution for bites that cause ...

In late November, a surgeon at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre ... under the knife for another infection, but due to the long delay in stitching up the wound, she said she was told her ...

Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood cells, dead tissues, and dead bacteria or fungi. Also called liquor puris or purulent exudate, it is produced as part ...

It can take several weeks to bounce back after a bout of COVID-19, but some people develop more persistent problems. The ...