About 500,000 people in the United States suffer from gastrointestinal infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). Over 20,000 die from the infections.

Gastrointestinal infections from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) affect about 500,000 people in the U.S. a year, 20,000 of which die. Now, a new study performed in mice may have found a solution for the condition.

Even though you can't see them, your home is full of microscopic germs that can make your family or visitors sick. "Even the cleanest home has bacteria and viruses," says Ernesto Abel-Santos, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "In fact, most have benefits for us."

Don’t let viruses and bacteria spread or make your family sick.

It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day.

It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day.

It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day.

It was a down-in-the-mud presidential campaign, but the dirtiest part comes on Inauguration Day.