Picking your nose may introduce infection-causing germs that, over time, may make someone more likely to develop the progressive dementia, a report says Getty Picking one's nose may introduce ...

“Disease X,” according to the World Health Organization, “represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.” Indeed ...

Chinese authorities on Sunday said flu and a range of known pathogens were behind the rise in respiratory illnesses across the northern part of the country. China's healthcare system was once again ...

New research strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus that is yet to be identified. Findings contradict the theory that many different pathogens or toxins could ...

Evidence suggests the outbreak is being caused by several known pathogens, the World Health Organization said. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

As the SARS epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed, early and rapid detection of pathogens is crucial to thwarting them. When experts know what they are up against, they can swiftly develop ...

There are many types of respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. Smoking and exposure to certain substances are common risk factors. Respiratory diseases are conditions ...

Rothia species, a group of gram‐positive bacteria normally residing in the oral and upper respiratory tracts, have increasingly been recognised as emerging opportunistic pathogens. Although usually ...

The CDC finds that leishmaniasis, a skin disease spread by sand flies, is spreading at low levels in the southern U.S. It was previously considered a tropical disease only be acquired abroad. A skin ...

With winter approaching and people spending more time indoors, the quality of the air they breathe becomes increasingly important. Especially during cold and flu season. Researchers at UBC Okanagan ...

BEIJING (AP) — A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the ...