The symptoms: For 10 days, pus oozed from an opening in the man's chest below his right nipple, prompting him to visit the ...

A flesh-eating bacterium lurking in Gulf waters and oysters has killed five people in Louisiana this year. Health officials ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year, with 26 cases reported so ...

Health hygiene company DermaRite has issued a recall on multiple products due to the potential contamination of Burkholderia ...

Sepsis continues to be a significant contributor to maternal mortality, and is responsible for approximately 11% of maternal ...

A Florida woman and mom of three is speaking out and sharing a warning after she contracted and nearly died from a bacterial ...

A mom of three is speaking out and sharing a warning after she contracted and nearly died from a bacterial infection.

Kissing bug” disease, also known as Chagas disease, is now considered an endemic illness in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this month. Scientists ...

Wolf spiders are nonvenomous spiders that may bite humans if they feel threatened. A bite usually causes only mild symptoms, ...

The Florida Department of Health reported a new Vibrio vulnificus case in Escambia County, bringing the total up to three.

Two more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, have been reported in Florida. One Pensacola ...