Bacterial infections occur when harmful bacteria multiply in your body, causing symptoms like fever, headache, chills, coughing, and pain.

A sore throat, loss of taste, and a burning tongue are telltale signs something is wrong. But the culprit might surprise you.

A bacterial infection can cause a range of general symptoms, as well as symptoms specific to the location of the infection. Learn more about them here.

Heart valve disease, resulting from infective endocarditis (IE), can stem from bacterial infections. Risks involve congenital ...

Bacterial and viral infections are often transmitted in similar ways, but symptoms and treatment methods may vary depending on the cause of your infection. Learn the differences.

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

Mouth rot, also commonly known as infectious stomatitis or necrotic stomatitis, is a serious condition that affects certain ...

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.

Bacterial vaginosis affects one in three women and often comes back after treatment, but it can be completely wiped out in most cases if their male partner is treated too.

Following evidence showing that bacterial vaginosis affects both men and women, Wisp has launched a male BV partner treatment.