Researchers are getting a better idea of what leads to clinical cases of Candida auris, a dangerous and drug-resistant fungus that has been rapidly multiplying.

In what appears to be the first-ever recorded case of its kind, a fungus that usually infects plants has infected a human host, putting root-like filaments into his body. A 61-year-old mycologist in ...

A man in India visited a doctor for a sore throat that affected his ability to eat and swallow. Doctors found an abscess in his throat, and it was full of a fungus usually only found on trees. These ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2 in the journal PLOS Biology ...

Aspergillosis is an infectious disease that occurs due to a common type of fungus, or mold, called Aspergillus. A type of aspergillosis called invasive aspergillosis particularly affects people with ...

The setup for The Last of Us video game and TV series involves a fungus that evolves due to climate change to infect swathes of the human population, turning people into killer zombies – and at least ...

Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the right balances among their members, or problems can arise. This includes the ...

Biological hazards, or biohazards, contain living organisms that can pose dangers to human health. In the workplace, these can include blood, human waste, pathogens, and more. Biological hazards are ...