A man is in hospitalised with a potentially deadly virus that can also cause permanent brain damage.

The bite from a brown recluse can be serious, but that doesn't mean it's always life-threatening. This is what to do if you're bitten.

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Adam Fry is a bug guy. A 20-year veteran of the Metropolitan Mosquito Control Division, he’s used to facing creatures that make other Minnesotans run indoors. But the buggy situation in his own yard ...

His family never suspected that his favorite pastime would lead to his death at age 76. Mike died Dec. 26 from complications ...

Biological scientists have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the permeability of the mosquito midgut for infection.

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A new study conducted in mice suggests that, although it's not all good, our urge to scratch at itchy skin may have an evolutionary benefit.

Humans frequently sustain bites that often result in infection caused by the biter's oral flora as well as environmental bacteria. It is important for providers to be familiar with the evaluation ...

If you love picking up your boating and running for survival in SharkBite, then you are probably also looking for ways to get free Shark Teeth! Well, your search ends here. In this post, we have ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

Doctors in bear country have developed antibiotic cocktails to fight the deep-tissue bacterial infections that survivors of grizzly bites often face. Their bite force is said to be strong enough ...