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Necrotizing Fasciitis – A common bacterial skin infection Necrotizing Fasciitis is also known as the flesh eating bacterial skin infection. It is commonly seen due to bacterial infection of staphylococcus and streptococcus. Some other bacteria involved in this...
A little over a week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a press release warning that outbreaks of a parasite called Cryptosporidium, or Crypto, have doubled in the United States since 2014, from 16 to 32 cases. The diarrhea-causing...
Your digestive system breaks down foods and liquids into their chemical components—carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and the like—that the body can absorb as nutrients and use for energy or to build or repair cells. Food's journey through the digestive system begins in...
The impact of air travel on the spread of infectious diseases has led to considerable concern but limited study. More than 1 billion people travel by air each year. In a recent fanciful adventure film, Snakes on a Plane, passengers are terrorized by venomous snakes....
A drug-resistant “superbug” that doctors have been dreading has shown up in the U.S. for the first time, researchers reported Thursday. The bacteria has genetic changes that make it resistant to a last-ditch antibiotic called colistin and while it had been seen in...
More than 200 rare antibiotic-resistant genes were found in "nightmare" bacteria tested in 2017, according to a Vital Signs report released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I was surprised by the numbers we found," said Dr. Anne Schuchat,...
Did you know that 85% of all infections are carried by your hands. Your hands touch just about everything and you do touch you mouth, eyes, ears and nose 1 to 3 times every 5 minutes. These are portals of entry into body for bacteria, viruses, yeast and mold. Just...
MRSA Superbug in Gym Clubs: 7 Ways to Stay Safe High Incidence Among School Athletes Puts Spotlight On Health Clubs With the number of MRSA Superbug cases rising among high school and college athletes, could the same risk factors put members of commercial gyms and...
