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  • Bacterial vaginosis

    Read about bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common cause of unusual vaginal discharge. BV is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

  • Thrush in men and women

    Find out more about thrush (yeast infection), including what the symptoms are, how it's treated, why it happens and how to help prevent it.

  • Oral thrush (mouth thrush)

    Find out about oral thrush, including common symptoms and what to do if you or your child has it.

  • Breastfeeding and thrush

    Breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women can be caused by a thrush infection in the breast. You can still breastfeed while being treated for thrush.

  • Tonsillitis

    Find out about tonsillitis, which is when the tonsils at the sides of your throat become swollen due to a viral or bacterial infection. Find out about causes and treatments.

  • Sore or white tongue

    Find out how to treat a sore or white tongue and read about the possible causes such as geographic tongue, oral thrush and mouth ulcers.

  • Q fever

    Find out about Q fever, a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected farm animals, its symptoms and what to do if you have it.

  • Mastoiditis

    Find out about mastoiditis, a serious bacterial infection that affects the mastoid bone behind the ear.

  • Lyme disease

    Read NHS information on Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks.

  • Empyema

    Empyema is the medical term for pockets of pus that have collected inside a body cavity. They can form if a bacterial infection is left untreated, or if it fails to fully respond to treatment. The term empyema is most commonly used to refer to pus-filled pockets that develop ....