A study on FUO in Guinea found diverse bacterial and viral infections, frequent misdiagnoses, and high antibiotic resistance, ...

British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn ...

A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials ...

Tests have confirmed that a bacterial infection was the cause of recent bird deaths in Beira Lake, Colombo. Colombo Municipal Council Chief Veterinary Officer Mohamed Ijas stated that the findings ...

Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it spread to the brain, spine, and kidneys. Not everyone infected with the bacteria that causes TB will get sick, which is called a latent or inactive ...

they can inhale the bacteria into their lungs. In 2023, 1.25 million people worldwide died from TB, and it’s the main cause of death for people with HIV. While TB is contagious, it is not easily ...

Good dental hygiene isn’t just about a glowing smile. Developing positive oral health habits benefits your entire body. Dr Catherine Tannahill, a dentist at Portman Dentex, explains there is so ...

More than 5,000 people were diagnosed with the TB last year ... the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, having surpassed COVID-19. It is a bacterial infection ...

What causes tuberculosis? It's estimated that a quarter of all people in the world are infected by the bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But it can lie dormant -- or inactive -- in the body ...