Podiatrists are encouraging people to be conscious of the risk of picking up toenail fungal infections this summer. Some podiatrists say they have seen an increase in toenail fungal infections ...

A 32 year-old man has developed a life-threatening blood infection caused by mould, after living in a fungus-infected property where spores were 'covered up' with paint. Matthew Langsworth ...

The new year is certain to bring the spread of infectious diseases – both new and old. And several factors make 2025 ripe for transmission in the U.S., including declining childhood vaccination ...

Fungus in eye drops can cause eye infections, which may be vision-threatening, and potentially life-threatening in immunocompromised people. The FDA is urging consumers to stop using the eye drops ...

because fungal contamination in eye products can cause eye infections. Those infections can be vision-threatening, and in very rare cases potentially life-threatening in immunocompromised patients ...

The researchers note that once such spores enter the lungs, they grow into a mature yeast, which can spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream. Such infections are not uncommon ...

A HEALTH warning has been issued after anisakis has been detected in a fish imported from Morocco ... Among the most frequent symptoms in case of infection within 12 hours after consumption ...

While the words "infectious" and "contagious" are often used interchangeably to describe illnesses, they actually mean two very different things. Put simply, an infectious disease is an infection.

As anyone who’s ever had a yeast infection can attest, they’re an experience that’s best avoided. Also known as vaginal candidiasis, an overgrowth of yeast is their most common cause ...

An emerging life-threatening fungus is now being considered an urgent global threat after clinical cases of its infections were found to have nearly doubled in the US. While it might sound similar to ...