A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria ...

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Large international cohort data reveal that excess body fat may increase susceptibility to severe infections and substantially contribute to global infection mortality, ...