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 ...

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 ...

Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

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 ...

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 ...

Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the wound and thoroughly dry the skin ...

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 ...

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 ...

They looked at its effectiveness against bacteria such as golden staph, which can cause serious infections ... there's not much [bacterial] growth around the lemon myrtle," he said. "But wounds ...

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