Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are ...

Bug bites don’t cause staph infections on their own. However, when an insect or spider bites someone, it can create an avenue for bacteria to get into the body’s tissues. A friend’s son went to urgent ...

If you needed another reason to be vigilant about wearing bug spray, here it is. Rays righty pitcher Ryan Pepiot told reporters that he spent 60 hours in the hospital as a result of an infection in ...

Spending time outdoors may sometimes mean you’ll have to deal with insects and their penchant for biting, including mosquitoes, horseflies, ticks, ants or spiders. Sure, bug repellents exist. But they ...

Pepiot told reporters Saturday that he spent 60 hours in the hospital to treat an infection in his right knee due to a bug bite, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports. Pepiot was placed on the 15-day ...

I clearly remember the moment on an otherwise average day in December when I slid my hand across the slope of my shoulder, and felt a small bump. It should have been like scratching an itch or ...

Love the fresh foods of summer? So do bugs of all kinds — and for them, you are on the menu. Bug bites are annoying at best and can potentially make you sick, but most won’t require a trip to the ...

Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar fields a ball during baseball spring training Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP Alcides Escobar was removed from yesterday’s ...

Doctor's reveal how to treat bug bites and when to go to the hospital should symptoms get out of hand. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Spending time outdoors may sometimes mean you’ll have to deal ...