Recognizing early body signals helps distinguish viral from bacterial infections and avoid unnecessary meds or doctor visits.

Isabella Troncao, from Las Vegas, developed a bacterial infection in her throat last year, which quickly turned into deadly Lemierre’s syndrome — when a bug spreads to vital blood vessels.

Isabella Troncao, 16, said she was “hours” away from death after vaping fueled an infection that nearly killed her.

throat bacteria gets behind the eardrum, or in a sinus, or down in our lungs that are kind of damaged by this virus, it can ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat. "It usually causes a more severe sore throat than other infections," says Singer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

S trep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of ...

Bacterial pneumonia is the most dangerous. It also unfortunately tends to be the most common type of pneumonia. It can become ...

“They would make my throat burn,” Troncao said. She thought she just had a sore throat ... Kennedy News/Isabella Troncao Isabella Troncao, 16, landed in the hospital after vaping fueled a bacterial ...