Infectious Disease News & Articles

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The outbreak of chikungunya in Central America, South America and the Caribbean — which began last December — is still spreading. The CDC recently...

Chagas disease is usually thought of as a tropical disease, found in places like Guatemala or Brazil. But researchers recently found that the...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a vaccine to prevent a particular type of invasive meningococcal disease.

The old test for enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) took weeks to produce results. But the new test the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) has taken the life of 21-month-old Michigan toddler Madeline Reid. Her passing is the latest of five deaths tied to the...

Americans may be living longer than ever before. In a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, measures of life span were up...

As people age, nursing homes are often a good option for around-the-clock care. But new research found that nursing home patients faced an...

Cases of respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have been popping up all over the US. Health officials are now looking into...

Cases of children with respiratory illnesses caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) are popping up all over the US. On Wednesday, US health officials...

The buzzing and itching of mosquitoes can sometimes be more than annoying — it can be dangerous. This is a fact people across the US have come...

Respiratory illness cases caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) are increasing in several states, and Missouri and Illinois have been the hardest...

With a recent spike in the number of cases tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctors are reminding pregnant women...

In 2000, health officials declared that measles had been eliminated from the United States. But this year, it seems measles is making a...

Sepsis — or "blood poisoning," as it is sometimes called — affects many patients across the US each year, but many others are not even aware of...

An unknown respiratory virus recently put more than 300 kids in the hospital in Kansas City, MO, and many more have become sick in other states....

Hospitals can be full of bacteria, which may be why patients are so prone to infections. And new research suggests that, the longer the hospital...

Childhood is a rapid period of development for the brain. Music lessons may be one way to support brain growth — especially in underserved...

Since the development of vaccines in the 1950s, doctors and health care professionals have worked around the world to eradicate the spread of...