An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...

Hidden in leaf litter near wildlife corridors, a poorly known threat to public health lies in wait for hikers, cyclists and dog owners frequenting Singapore's green spaces. These spots are ideal for ...

Tick bites can look very different from person to person, Dr. Melissa Levoska, an assistant professor of dermatology at the ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Ticks can spread various dangerous diseases. Understanding what to do after removing one is just as crucial as knowing how to ...

If you already have HIV, you may have a weakened immune system, which makes you and your skin more vulnerable to infections from bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause an HIV rash.

Like in North America, the Australian parasites have developed genetic mutations ... eruption' — which is a winding, snake-like rash with blisters and itching," Abdullah said.

In my first four years south of the Tropic of Cancer (two in the US Virgin Islands, two here in Costa Rica), I contracted cases of undulant fever, dengue fever, a serious heat rash, a few cases of ...

"But worse still, the parasites can spread to humans through ... disease -- or 'creeping eruption' -- which is a winding, snake-like rash with blisters and itching." Dr Abdullah said the best ...