For some lucky people, mouth ulcers are a one-time occurrence. Often, though, they reappear four to five times a year ...

Learn about noma, a severe mouth disease linked to poverty and malnutrition, affecting children in Africa and beyond.

A recent study has revealed how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) intensifies ulcerative colitis (UC), a debilitating inflammatory ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

As a result, delaying diagnosis and defaulting to a series of lengthy tests may very well do the patient more harm than good in cases of microbial infection.

However, it can take up to two years for the sores to heal completely. If a stage 4 bedsore gets infected and remains untreated, it can quickly lead to death, especially in already sick or frail ...

Isolation and Identification of Compounds from Bioactive Extracts of Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F. H. Wigg. (Dandelion) as a Potential Source of Antibacterial Agents.