In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

While treatment is possible in the early stages, by the time later symptoms appear, the disease is almost always fatal.

Queensland Health alerted the public about the risk of Australian bat lyssavirus, after a bat found near a school just north ...

An unidenfied woman in India died earlier this year of rabies after drinking raw milk from an infected cow, local reports ...

Sen. Bong Go has described as timely, and a necessary intervention, the expanded Animal Bite Treatment (ABT) package now ...

The Department of Health (DOH) 1 (Ilocos Region) is urging individuals bitten by cats or dogs to immediately seek rabies ...

Getting a tick bite doesn't automatically spell medical emergency, but it is important to know what to do next.

Even the slightest wound, scratch or bite can become a gateway for infections, which, if not treated promptly, can escalate into serious consequences. A young man from Thalassery in Kannur city of ...

Thalassery: A young man’s right hand had to be amputated following a severe infection caused by a fish bite while cleaning a pond. The incident took place in Payikkatt Kuni, near Madapppeedika ...

A 38-year-old man from Thalassery had his right palm amputated following a severe bacterial infection reportedly caused by fish bite while cleaning a pit. Rajeesh, a dairy farmer from Madapeedika ...

Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) is an injection that protects a person immediately against rabies after an animal bite. It contains ready-made antibodies that neutralise the rabies virus at the wound site ...

If a pet owner suspects their cat may be infected, they should isolate the animal from other pets, if possible, and call a veterinarian. "With cats, their incubation period is very short," White said.