While most are mild and harmless, some staph infections can be dangerous. Here, doctors share the signs of a staph infection ...

A spider bite turned into a weeks-long, life-threatening medical ordeal for a 16-year-old boy in Iowa this summer, his family revealed.

Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or allergic signs.

The troubling part, says writer Mark LaFlamme, is that most Mainers sending diseased ticks to the state lab are finding them in their yards and gardens, not forests and fields.

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, ...

The Carolina wolf spider was designated the official state spider by the General Assembly with the approval of SC Gov. Jim ...

A Cotswolds tourist was left with his hand swollen 'like a balloon' after a spider from Australia followed him from the other side of the world.

A Reddit post showing a severe infection from a cat bite at an animal shelter has gone viral, gaining 16,000 upvotes and alarming animal lovers. The image shows a red patch on a volunteer's arm ...

A VENOMOUS spider with an “excruciating bite” has arrived in the UK as a tourist’s hand swelled up “like a blimp” after coming into contact with the creepy-crawly. Hugh Marsh from Perth ...

Monsoon brings infections, especially in the eyes. If you're seeing redness, discharge or blurry vision, here's what it might mean and when to act fast.

A dad has died after being bitten by a spider he had bought online just weeks before, his family has claimed. Mark Anthony Kirby, from Preston in Merseyside, was said to have developed flu-like ...