In the end, his combination of rash, malaise, liver and kidney problems, facial paralysis, and swelling all fit with syphilis. […]
Category: infection
Horrifying screwworm infection confirmed in US traveler after overseas trip
Skip to content It’s not a first—there was a case last year—but it’s still disturbing. The tip of a screwworm […]
Worm invades man’s eyeball, leading doctors to suck out his eye jelly
For eight months, a 35-year-old man in India was bothered by his left eye. It was red and blurry. When […]
Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection
A 51-year-old man showed up at a hospital in Germany looking as though he was wasting away, with swelling and […]
Man’s health crashes after getting donated kidney—it was riddled with worms
About two months after receiving a donated kidney, a 61-year-old man ended up back in the hospital. He was tired, […]
From Infection to Access: A 24-Hour Timeline of a Modern Stealer Campaign
Stealer malware no longer just steals passwords. In 2025, it steals live sessions—and attackers are moving faster and more efficiently […]
Florida man eats feral pig meat, contracts rare biothreat bacteria
B. suis is an extremely infectious bacteria that’s usually found in pigs. The most common symptom in pigs is reproductive […]
Protection from COVID reinfections plummeted from 80% to 5% with omicron
“The short-lived immunity leads to repeated waves of infection, mirroring patterns observed with common cold coronaviruses and influenza,” Hiam Chemaitelly, […]