These controls can also apply to harmful bacteria found in incidents such as sewage spills. Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ...

New research suggests that bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be connected to changes in brain function as you age. A study led by the University of Exeter found that certain bacteria were ...

This same toughening process occurs in bacterial cells in the human body: When the infections move from acute to chronic, the envelopes change and the diseases become very difficult, or impossible ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don’t primarily affect the gastrointestinal system. But how those bacteria affect the human immune system remains ...

Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ill person or their secretions (e.g.Influenza). Infectious diseases, also known as ...