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Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and ‘strawberry tongue’

The child in hospital is understood to be recovering and antibiotics have been prescribed to other members of the school’s community.

Public Health Wales is working with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to offer antibiotics and vaccines to pupils in years 12 and 13 at Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School in Cardiff

Newly released images show divers exploring mysterious underwater formations in Mexico, fittingly nicknamed 'Hells Bells', caused by bacteria that took scientists a decade to discover

At present, medics may sometimes give out antibiotics unnecessarily because it is not clear whether an infection is caused by bacteria

Remains of slug-like Ediacaran animal Kimberella contain compounds suggesting it had a gut and ate bacteria and algae from the ocean floor

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types…

WHO to convene over 300 scientists to consider evidence of more than 25 virus families and bacteria

Germs and bacteria that are not visible to the naked eye can build up when you sleep, meaning regular washing is the only way to keep them at bay - but how often you should do it is contested