In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

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Salazar says inside the ER, he was diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacteria, an aggressive infection that spreads quickly. It's unclear exactly when and where he contracted the bacteria.

New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 million lives each year by 2050. US and Spanish researchers have now ...

Superbugs show extensive antibiotic resistance, meaning drugs that would historically cure people of the infections stop working. Bacteria develop this resistance over time as they evolve ...