Ten weeks after a New England man received a kidney transplant, he went into respiratory failure and shock — thanks to an extensive parasitic worm infection, according to his medical team. The ...

New research suggests that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, may also raise the risk of cervical cancer.

The Chinese Medical Association has released new guidelines in the journal Pediatric Investigation for diagnosing and treating Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. Addressing challenges like variable ...

Since late spring, CDC officials have seen an increase in appearances of mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacteria associated with respiratory tract infections, in the United States, and notably non ...

"This could be the elusive cause of OAE." Some parasitic worms also harbor bacteria, like the microbe Wolbachia, which drives some of the diseases tied to roundworms.

An emergency room physician shared the CT scan of a patient diagnosed with the parasitic infection called cysticercosis, which occurred after they consumed undercooked pork.

There have been a handful of clinical trials suggesting DoxyPEP can protect against 70-89% of chlamydia infections and 73-87% of syphilis infections. Studies show it can prevent over 51-57% of ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth on Monday reported a recent "significant" spike in cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacteria that can cause what's known as ...

Recent child pneumonia outbreaks around the world and in the United States have been attributed to Mycoplasma pnemoniae, a bacteria that many doctors know as a common cause of community-acquired ...

Mycoplasma is a common bacteria that is behind recent spikes in pediatric pneumonia cases in Ohio and overseas.

A county in Ohio is experiencing outbreaks of pneumonia cases. These illnesses have been linked to Mycoplasma, a bacteria that has increased cases in China, France, Denmark, and the Netherlands.