The Black Death, a mix of bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague, wiped out 60% of Europe's population in the 14th century ...

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In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

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It is generally transmitted to lice when they feed on infected hosts ... Typhus is a group of bacterial illnesses spread by bug bites. There are three different types, including murine typhus, ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

The young woman admitted she bites her nails regularly and had cut herself after picking at her cuticle. She was forced to go to hospital for surgery after bacteria got in and caused her finger ...

While it's sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. The female may bite 20 times before she finds a small blood vessel.

Suspect bed bugs if over 3 red bumps in a row are on exposed skin. The bumps or bites are very itchy. Bed bug waste is found on bedding or mattress seams. It looks like dark brown flecks or coffee ...

A stingray sting can be very painful and can also cause symptoms like nausea and muscle cramps. In rare cases, you may have trouble breathing. However, stingray stings are generally not fatal unless ...