It can cause significant health issues. Scientists issue warning on concerning trend driving spread of disease: 'Global ...

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, ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts — and the world is not prepared. Fungi are ...

Heat waves can dramatically and unpredictably alter a parasite's numbers and disease-spreading capabilities, according to a study from Trinity College Dublin. Inside Climate News summarized the ...

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a ...

Incomplete water disinfection may unintentionally accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic ...

Strains of Aspergillus are already in the U.S. but are expected to expand. Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to ...

Researchers have developed a new genomic technique that can track the spread of multiple superbugs in a hospital simultaneously, which could help prevent and manage common hospital infections quicker ...

Diseases rely on living organisms to survive and move between hosts via various contamination methods, such as airborne, contact, and liquid. Stopping infections might seem impossible, but it is quite ...

Researchers discovered high-flying mosquitoes carry pathogens, revealing new transmission routes for diseases like malaria and dengue in Africa.

A new airflow device from UBC Okanagan engineers traps exhaled aerosols almost immediately, sharply reducing pathogen exposure in indoor spaces. Early simulations suggest it could outperform existing ...