For decades, the term that many people use when referring to a stomach illness that causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, is “stomach flu”. But what is the stomach flu? Is it related to influenza? Is it different from a “stomach bug”? The “stomach flu” is not a real...

Typhoid fever is an illness that many people have heard of, but few know too much about beyond the name. Typhoid, also called enteric fever, is an illness caused by the salmonella bacteria. It’s very uncommon in places like the United States, where water is treated...

Clostridioides difficile, otherwise known as C. diff, is a fairly common infection by a bacterium of the same name. This infection can often occur in a hospital or long-term care setting due to the fact that it can be caused by antibiotic use, although a person can...