They showed that the baby's death was the result of an infection known as septicemia caused by the burns, she said.

Malaria is one of the oldest infections known.

Now, their discoveries could lead to new drugs to combat some of the most deadly infections known to man.

Experts say prevention is key to controlling the spread of the bacterial infection known as C. difficile.

But when the eardrum is ruptured, bacteria can get into the middle ear and cause an infection known as otitis media.

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection known to affect the pericardium.

Or, it may be due to infections, known as sinusitis.

Leslie's body was fighting off an infection known as toxoplasmosis.

This is the oldest evidence of viral infection known to science.

Before the transplant begins, the team finds out that the younger brother is suffering from a fungal infection known as histoplasmosis.