NSW Health has issued fresh warnings for a serious mosquito-borne illness which led to the hospitalisation of a man after becoming infected while camping in the Murrumbidgee region.

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

A Brit left unable to recognise his own mum when a mosquito bite turned out to be a deadly 'brain swelling' disease now faces £50,000 in bills - ...

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.

A Southampton woman was able to receive treatment for an infected insect bite at her local pharmacy thanks to a new scheme. Viv O’Connor noticed her bite had become red and inflamed, so visited ...

Talk to your healthcare provider if you have questions about bug bite symptoms or stings, complications like infection, and the treatment you may need. Insect bites can sometimes lead to a serious ...

Ollie had "developed a fever after getting an infected toe the week prior" to the trip and in the 10 days that followed, he suffered from "consistent high temperatures, nose bleeds, bruising and ...

Mike died Dec. 26 from complications of West Nile virus, which is most commonly spread to humans from the bite of an infected mosquito. Federal and state health statistics show that dying from ...

Signs of an infection, such as pus or a fever ... Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out ...

In Queensland there were five notified cases of JEV with one death. JEV can only be spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected after they bite infected pigs or wading ...

Volunteers are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria, so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can ...

Initial spider bite symptoms often mimic other insect stings or minor injuries ... Spreading redness, intense pain, systemic symptoms or signs of infection require professional evaluation.