When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction ...

Ollie had "developed a fever after getting an infected toe the week prior" to the trip and in the 10 days that followed, he suffered from "consistent high temperatures, nose bleeds, bruising and ...

While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

Consider talking with a doctor or another healthcare professional if you develop a severe reaction to your bug bite or if the bruising doesn’t improve after several days. You may need urgent ...

The Department of Health issued an alert on Wednesday after Japanese encephalitis was ... “It’s important to take steps to prevent mosquito bites so cover up, use repellent and limit your ...

Cathrine Abbott-Coetzee woke up one morning with a bite on her arm – which she assumed was from a relatively harmless mosquito. But within two days, her health deteriorated and, after fainting ...

A girl of 13 died from a heart attack after suffering severe mosquito bites during a family holiday. Maria McGranaghan was bitten when she decided to sleep outdoors on the Greek island of Corfu ...

Goondiwindi residents are being urged to vaccinate after a positive case of Japanese ... through vaccination and avoidance of mosquito bites,” she said. “Thankfully, many of our community ...

Doping fears prevented former US Open champion Emma Raducanu from treating insect bites on the eve of the Australian Open, she said, with players increasingly wary about ingesting contaminated ...