The movement of people can also spread pathogens to new regions. Different countries need to co-ordinate a response as ...

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as ...

Disseminated on behalf of FendX Technologies Inc. The number of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to rise and these infections have become difficult to treat. As it stands, over 2.8 million of ...

You scrub, sanitize, and wipe down every surface religiously, yet somehow your family keeps getting sick. Sound familiar? The ...

A new airflow device from UBC Okanagan engineers traps exhaled aerosols almost immediately, sharply reducing pathogen ...

Scientists in Scotland have looked into how tackling foodborne pathogens in food producing animals could help reduce the consumption of contaminated meat. The project, undertaken by Moredun Research ...

A global study shows that everyday infections like malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are rising quietly due to climate shifts ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, researchers discussed the impact of climate change, weather, and other anthropogenic factors on vector-borne illness spread globally. Study ...

A team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases. Their article, published ...

A rare, antibiotic-resistant and often deadly bacteria was identified in two patients at a Rhode Island Hospital in 2011, but its spread was stopped by timely treatment and infection control measures, ...

Antibiotics that used to work against certain species of bacteria no longer do. Germs can cause infections. Germs can spread. Germs can battle back against antibiotics. And germs can share their ...