The CDC reports that as many as 1 in 5 cases of Vibrio vulnificus end in death, much higher than other strains, according to the ...

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Center for Biochemistry, together with the Bambino Gesù Pediatric ...

Without them, oral chlamydia can lead to secondary mouth infections, dental pain, and gum disease. Chlamydia of the throat ...

States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.

In total, there have been 57 confirmed cases of the infection caused by the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in ...

Austin family advocates for getting fully vaccinated for meningococcal disease after daughter lost her legs and fingers as a ...

Legionella bacteria were found in a Midwest City independent living facility’s plumbing, but officials say the city’s water supply is safe and remains unaffected.

Sausalito's Marine Mammal Center is treating 100 sea lions for a bacterial disease that's spreading at unheard of levels. Here's what beach-goers and humans should know.

A flesh-eating bacteria outbreak has hit the Gulf Coast with deaths recorded in Florida and Louisiana. Eight people have died so far this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives ...

Central Harlem communities face a Legionnaires' disease cluster, with dozens contracting the bacterial pneumonia that is spread through contaminated water systems.

Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread in building water systems.

Three people have died and at least 67 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in a cluster that broke out in New York City last week.