Infectious Diseases Archives - Page 5 of 6

Essential oils to fight bacterial infections

James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a

A new approach to killing C. difficile that silences key bacterial genes while sparing other bacteria may provide a new

Dengue, a mosquito-borne RNA virus, is one of the most serious and rapidly spreading arboviral diseases in the world. Now,

The urgent threat from Zika virus, which dominated news headlines in the spring and summer of 2016, has passed for

Mosquito season is around the corner, bringing with it a higher risk of catching potentially serious diseases transmitted by their

A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with

A team of scientists from Melbourne’s La Trobe University has shown a protein found in a tobacco plant has the

Identifying dengue fever “hot spots” can provide a predictive map for outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika — two other viral

A large mass in a man's brain turned out to have an unusual cause: a parasitic infection lurking in his

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect nearly 1.5 billion people around the world and can contribute to stunted growth and development in