Infectious diseases also known as contagious diseases, transmissible diseases or communicable diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms that infect a host organism and can be spread ...

The immune system also plays a role in rejecting transplanted organs or tissue. Other examples of immune disorders include: Autoimmune diseases, which include type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, ...

These types of skin infections are caused by a fungus and are most likely to develop in moist areas of the body where surfaces meet, such as the feet, armpit, or where there are skin folds.

Lung disease is a general term for several disorders that include airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases, some of which may lead to respiratory failure. During the ...

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It wasn’t until the late 1800s — after physician Robert Koch proved that anthrax was caused by bacteria — that the idea that microbes cause infectious diseases became accepted and miasma ...

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After three days exposure, the fungus had penetrated the blood-brain barrier and had made its way into the central brain. Subscribe to Technology Networks’ daily newsletter, delivering breaking ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. A fungal infection has been shown ...

Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of ...