People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

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Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...

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"It was bizarre because I had no pain or swelling in my mouth to tell me there was something wrong," Graham Bell said of his cracked tooth Woman looks into clear waters of Alabama beach—then sees what ...

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Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of infection with Blastocystis, an intestinal protozoan parasite, among school-aged children ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control ...

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...