Reader’s Digest compiled a list of hospital objects that can hold large amounts of bacteria and other microbes, including elevator buttons, faucets and patient privacy curtains. 2. Bed rails. Bacteria ...

An infection with malaria pathogens changes the scent of infected mice, making those infected more attractive to mosquitoes, according to a new study. Researchers show that whether mosquitoes find the ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a ...

A Michigan couple accused of renting and selling human body parts infected with diseases to medical professionals brought an infected cadaver head and neck to a periodontal conference held at a ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) could be transmitted from a dead body. Study: Can ...