A Montana native and MSU Billings microbiologist is earning recognition for her work fighting diseases and for the way she's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for ...

Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are plenty of infections that you get on a regular basis, such as a cold or a stomach bug, and ...

Any combat sports athlete hopes to avoid staph infection at all costs, but when they don't, they're forced out of competition until they're healed up. The infection is incredibly contagious and if ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cammy Melton's arms are covered in red, nickel-sized blotches. A deep abscess on the back of her leg makes it painful to walk. She hasn't left the house in weeks. The Springfield ...

Guardian angels come in all forms, including athletic trainers. Thanks to two Houston Astros trainers who spotted a burgeoning staph infection on Morgan Ensberg's ankle, the third baseman was promptly ...

Peritonsillar abscess, also known as quinsy, is a bacterial infection that causes pus to collect near the tonsils and the back of the throat. It usually starts with bacteria responsible for strep ...