The Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) warns of a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in China. hMPV causes ...
The CDC has already reported a significant rise in clusters of infections, just two months into norovirus season.
The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, ...
The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus ...
Doctors are urging people to get a flu shot and take other precautions to avoid getting the highly contagious virus.
According to Dr. Ganesh, maternal infections, poor nutrition, diabetes, or substance use during pregnancy can increase the ...
Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has ...
Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing ...
Most norovirus outbreaks occur when people who are already infected spread the virus to others by direct means, such as through sharing food or eating utensils.
Piercing the ears of babies is a prevalent practice in many cultures worldwide. In Hispanic, Indian, and some African ...