Several healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and ventilator events, showed increased prevalence in 2021, according to new data released by the ...

People who have obesity have a significantly increased risk for hospitalization or death from severe infection spanning a wide range of infections, with the highest level of obesity associated with an ...

Parasitic infections can come from water, food, sexual contact, and insect bites. There are many different types of parasitic infections. This includes infections that can affect your lungs and ...

Infection is the leading cause of death in LR-MDS patients, responsible for 24.6% of deaths within a year of diagnosis. Key risk factors for infection include intermediate or higher IPSS-R risk, ...

Bacterial and viral acute sinus infections typically display similar symptoms. The duration of the infection can help determine if it is viral or bacterial. Many viruses, such as the ones that cause ...

Hepatitis is contagious. It is an inflammation of the liver that results from a virus. There are five types of viral hepatitis, and all are contagious, although they can spread in different ways.

Seattle’s Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) has landed $17.1 million in funding to assess why respiratory infections hit some people particularly hard, to explore new ways of treating type 1 diabetes, ...