Abscess If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may ...

Compared to all the white patches that can appear in the mouth, leukoplakia is the one that demands the most immediate ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany - It starts with a fever and a cranky child, and then you notice the skin rash on the palms of the hands ...

Viral infections can sometimes cause itchy or painful rashes. Here’s a breakdown of the most common viral skin rashes, what ...

A YOUNG girl was left “frothing at the mouth” after catching a common virus, which doctors suspect spread to her brain. The ...

Alzheimer’s is a complex disease caused by many interacting factors. It’s possible the herpes virus could play a small role – ...

Hand–foot–mouth disease is a distinct monomorphous ... cases in children may be caused by viral infections. Parovovirus B19 has been linked recently to several petechial and purpuric exanthems ...

In experiments using a mechanical mouth, chewing the liquid-soaked gum ... bean gum in human clinical studies to minimize virus infection/transmission," conclude the authors, led by biochemist ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...