Keep a record of when bites appear, where they're located on your body, and any accompanying symptoms to help identify ...

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, a serious lung infection that requires antibiotics. Here’s what you need to know.

Known to science as Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly can be found across Central and South America. A reasonably common ...

Officials said the resident died from pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection. The risk to the public remains low.

A patient who died at a Flagstaff, Arizona hospital last week was diagnosed with the bacteria that causes the plague, marking the first known plague-related death in Coconino County since 2007.

Fleas and ticks can be a major problem for pet owners in the summer, leading to various health problems for furry friends.

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

A resident in Northern Arizona has died from the pneumonic plague, the first person to die of the lung infection in the ...

Fleas are a common pest that affect lots of animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, hamsters and guinea pigs. A vet ...

The skin is made from a single hydrogel that is capable of detecting touch, pressure, heat, cold, and damage in a way that more closely resembles human skin.

Researchers have developed a robotic skin that can give robots a similar feeling to human touch.

Malassezia is a yeast that is often found on human skin, and it can take up fats from the skin to generate fatty acids. These hydroxy fatty acids, which are made from lipids on human skin, have ...