Excess oil production: The nose is a common area for whiteheads due to the high concentration of sebaceous glands, which ...

Public health officials have noted a recent increase in flu cases in Transylvania County including several cases in long-term care facilities.

If someone with Guinea worm has contact with water the worm may release tens of thousands of baby worms, contaminating the whole body of water.

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The CDC reported its scientists had compared viruses collected from the unidentified Louisiana patient to one from infected poultry on the person’s property. The mutations seen in the patient ...

Exposure to the virus does not mean that an infection will occur. While a single sexual exposure may result in an infection, it often doesn't. And there are many reasons for this. In the end, there ...

“HMPV is common — most people get it before they turn 5,” Cleveland Clinic says. Symptoms of HMPV infection include cough, fever, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, wheezing, shortness of breath or ...

If you're in good health, you probably don't have to worry about getting severely ill from a pseudomonas infection. You may only get a mild skin rash or an ear or eye infection. Or you may have ...

Doctors nationwide and in Mobile say they are seeing a rise in influenza-like respiratory illnesses as holiday travel comes to an end and the colder weather is upon us. Health officials at Immediate ...

Ear infections are also known as glue ear, secretory otitis media, middle ear infection, or serous otitis media. Outer ear infections are known as otitis externa or swimmer’s ear. Infections in ...