Having psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes inflamed skin patches, can make you more likely to develop certain skin infections. A combination of factors—such as a damaged skin barrier ...

The first thing that most cat families recognize when their cat has a urinary tract infection is straining in the litter box, urinating outside the box, or not being able to urinate at all.

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million ... and the potential to limit antimicrobial resistance selection among other bacteria in the body compared with oral or parenteral ...

And when you’re bitten by a cat, the pin-size wound tends to seal up quickly, trapping the bacteria and making the tissue beneath the skin a “fertile” ground for infection, Gaillard said.

Lowers body temperature: While humans cool off by sweating or turning on the A/C, cats can cool down by licking. In a 2018 ...

Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet ... poison dart frogs are generally more resistant to infection or death from the chytrid fungus threatening ...

a All models controlled for: age, sex, recurrent infection, history of compromised immune system, whether episode started as an emergency visit, use of a topical antibacterial agent, whether ...

They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ... Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production Jan.