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... caused by bacteria that do not need oxygen to survive. The extended-release tablets are used to treat women with vaginal infections (bacterial vaginosis).
Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with streptococcus (strep-toe-KOK-us) bacteria. Rheumatic fever most often affects children ages 5 to ...
First described over a century ago, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is broadly defined as excessive bacteria in the small intestine, which can ...
... bacteria that often help, training the immune system and aiding in digestion, for example. The bacteria in the intestines, in addition to a relatively small ...
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections but overuse can lead to drug resistance and strains of superbugs. Learn more from Mayo Clinic.
For example, pneumonia can be caused by a bacterium, a virus, a fungus or a parasite. The overuse of antibiotics is a problem. Bacteria can change in response ...
Bacteria, fungi and parasites in water — particularly in oceans, rivers, lakes and hot tubs — can enter your eyes when you're swimming and result in keratitis.
The lung infection comes in a variety of strains; it can be viral or bacterial. How do you know which type you have and the best way to treat it? In this ...
Toxins produced by the staph bacteria may cause staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Affecting mostly babies and children, this condition includes a fever, a ...
Bacterial vaginosis. Trichomoniasis. Yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis aren't sexually transmitted infections. You can get them without having sex ...
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