A deadly fungal infection is spreading at "an alarming rate" inside health facilities and long-term-care hospitals across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB-FORTH) and the University of Crete, together with ...

OUTBREAK: A fungal infection outbreak in Middle Tennessee that has sickened more than 30 people and killed one is raising ...

One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and ...

Toenail fungus affects millions of Americans, turning nails yellow, thick, and brittle. It's more than a cosmetic concern—left untreated, fungal infections can cause discomfort, spread to other nails, ...

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities. Also known as C. auris, reports of cases ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare fungal infection thought to mainly occur in the northern Midwest and parts of the Southeast is more common in other parts ...

The fungus can cause everything from skin infections to life-threatening bloodstream infections.

Fungal infections in prosthetic joint infections represent an emerging challenge in orthopaedic and infection management. Although far less common than bacterial infections, fungal pathogens – ...

A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is also ...