Staph is a common bacterium carried by an estimated one in three people, most of whom will not contract an infection. Health authorities believe it is spread by skin-to-skin contact or sharing ...

Staph infections often appear quickly, "almost overnight", when a parent or child may notice a bump that may resemble a bite. But in this case this "bite" rapidly reddens and becomes tender and ...

Cellulitis and abscesses are bacterial skin infections that can develop separately or together. While both can cause tender, inflamed, and swollen patches, only an abscess will have a pocket of pus.

Despite the staph infection being in its early stages, UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen disclosed just how much it had already begun tearing away at his skin.

In the TikTok, Jess (@jess_maria3), who’s seen filming still in her nurse’s uniform at work, shares that she just had a patient who got a staph infection from their Apple Watch.

His skin was peeled from his neck all the way down to his toes, and doctors kept him on powerful pain medication before it healed. "It just really shows me that prayers work," Tarr said.