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There could be many reasons why your tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) is turning brown, but let's hope it is not a bacterial infection! If it is, know what to look for so you can catch it early ...

Bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections can cause similar symptoms, but they require different treatments. Learn to tell the two apart and more here.

Ob-gyns explain how to tell if you have a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis when your vagina hurts, plus common treatments and reasons for recurrence. Skip to main content.

Madonna revealed during her Celebration Tour that she struggled to walk to her own yard after 'near-death' health scare — and pulled a tube off her face to tell her manager she'd be back on tour ...

If the bacteria enters the body through a cut or wound, it can cause necrotizing fasciitis, in which the flesh around the infection site dies. Vulnificus means "to wound" in Latin.

Bacteria can play established roles both as pathogens during infection but also as part of the host microbiota. The immune response to bacterial infection is a critical defence strategy protecting ...

The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in bacterial infections as a strain of the meningococcal disease begins to circulate in the United States.

Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says. E. coli is an often-harmless bacteria that’s ...

Your body is home to a microbiome full of bacteria, pathogens, fungi, and viruses.Typically, they don’t cause any harm. But sometimes, microorganisms can cause disease. You can also contract ...

An Indiana boy died hours after he complained of only mild symptoms that ended up being a rare and fatal bacterial infection, his grieving mother revealed. Liam Dahlberg, 8, came home from school ...

Bacterial vaginosis is most likely a sexually transmitted infection, according to a new study. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Bacterial vaginosis is a poorly understood infection that affects one in ...