So what are the most common bacterial infections and what are their symptoms? Doctors break it down. What are the most common bacterial infections? “Bacterial infection” is a broad term, and experts ...

Doctors break it down. What are the most common bacterial infections? “Bacterial infection” is a broad term, and experts say there are a lot of illnesses that fit into this category.

Newborns to grown adults can be impacted by the infection. Vaccines help prevent bacterial meningitis, though they are not 100 percent effective. While there are different strains of the infection ...

Bacterial tracheitis is an extremely severe upper airway disease in children. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.

Over 34 million antibiotics are prescribed each year here in the UK. But did you know that antibiotics have no effect on viral infections and that the common cold is caused by a viral infection?

A bacterial infection, by contrast, uses the host body as a source of nutrients. Because bacterial cells grow so fast, they outcompete the host cells for sugar, oxygen and other critical nutrients.

Cases of a severe type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease have been on the rise in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood ...

Nosocomial infection is an infection you get in the hospital. Learn more about what causes it, symptoms of nosocomial infection, and more.

A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS? Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome kills up to 30 percent of patients and is “highly associated” with flesh-eating ...