PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. — Banner Health has already reported treating its first rattlesnake bite patient of 2025. On Jan. 31, an Eloy resident was bitten by a rattlesnake on his hand while lifting up a ...

How to treat a spider bite and symptoms to look out for - With the death of a student last year after a spider bite, it is good to know what action you should take if you are bitten.

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.

You cannot get Lyme disease if you come into contact with someone’s sneeze, cough, or blood. Learn when it is contagious and ...

The itch from bug bites, rashes, and other skin conditions can sometimes be so overpowering that it feels impossible to avoid ...

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 ...

When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction within your body.

Treatment may depend on the cause. A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, occurs when your nasal cavities become swollen and inflamed. Fluid buildup in the sinuses can allow ...

Mosquito bites can turn a pleasant evening outdoors into an uncomfortable experience. When these insects strike, they inject saliva that causes our immune system to react, resulting in itching, ...