A WOMAN developed a severe case of the world’s most deadly infection after accidentally being given the wrong vaccine. The ...

A healthy 30-year-old woman in Ireland was mistakenly injected with a BCG vaccine instead of an MMR shot, causing a severe TB ...

Spots can also look very different depending on your skin tone. Some pink, red, or brown spots are more obvious on fair to ...

Most cases involve only a minor skin infection, such as a boil, but some prove deadly. A 2007 Centers for Disease Control study reported that serious Staph aureus infections struck over 94,000 ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection, what part of your body it affects, and your ...

Staphylococcus bacteria live on skin and can cause a staph infection if they enter the bloodstream. Staph infections can involve a range of symptoms, like vomiting, rashes or inflamed skin ...

A 41-year-old gym lover, Jamie Samnang, who thought her rash was a mosquito bite, had a highly contagious ringworm infection, which she picked up from her gym equipment. Jamie said a small rash slowly ...

Skin discoloration refers to any change in your natural skin tone. Common causes include birthmarks, infection, and skin pigmentation disorders. Some birthmarks, such as dermal melanocytosis ...

Cracked heels aren't usually dangerous, but sometimes they can get infected and lead to a skin infection called cellulitis. Heel fissures, or cracked heels, happen when the skin on the bottom of ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year.