Mosquito bites typically transmit the virus ... That's not just an inconvenience it means they are at greater risk of ...

Scientists mapped genomes of bed bug strains, identifying 729 mutations linked to insecticide resistance, offering insights ...

Australians are being warned of increased disease risk as mosquito numbers rise over the Christmas and summer holiday period.

First Bite Syndrome is a rare, but treatable, condition that typically occurs in people who have had face or neck surgery.

"This breakthrough is a big step forward in developing new malaria treatments," Yu said. "By focusing on PfNCR1, scientists could develop drugs that the parasite finds difficult to develop resistance ...

As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What's the cause?

and most need treatment based on the type and severity of the wound. Whether the bite is from a family pet or an animal in the wild, scratches and bites can become infected and cause scarring. Animals ...

We're entering peak mosquito season and it's not just an ... Some essential oils used by people to treat bites, including eucalyptus, are also dangerous to pets, says Samantha Livingstone.

The infection is usually mild and can be treated at home, but it can turn serious - requiring hospital treatment. If you are making a whistling sound as you exhale along with coughing, this may ...

The second criterion is that bedbugs are capable of transmitting the pathogen. In a laboratory study published in January, ...

Must be a bug bite, I told myself ... know that sepsis was my immune system’s out-of-control response to a skin infection that started on my shoulder and now was raging in my body.

Must be a bug bite, I told myself. I pushed the worry away ... I didn’t know that sepsis was my immune system’s out-of-control response to a skin infection that started on my shoulder and now was ...