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 ...

'I genuinely thought it was it and that I was going to die, I was really scared,' Crystal Worel said SHAVING her bikini line almost cost a mum ‘her life’ – after she developed three deadly infections ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

Pus is a thick yellowish, whitish, or greenish fluid made up of dead white blood cells, dead tissues, and dead bacteria or fungi. Also called liquor puris or purulent exudate, it is produced as part ...

An abscess is a pus filled, swollen tissue. It is caused by a bacterial infection. The body’s response to the infection is sending white blood cells to fight the bacteria. This results in the ...

He wanted rare fish and ended up with parasite pâté. An unfortunate gourmand in China was forced to have half his liver removed after it became filled with worms due to his penchant for eating fish ...

SHAVING her bikini line almost cost a mum ‘her life’ – after she developed three deadly infections as well as a pus-filled abscess in her groin. Crystal Worel shaved with a razor in the shower before ...