Nashville-born, North Carolina-bred Dr. James Crowe, Jr. was a curious kid. His appetite for reading was insatiable-which was evident in his weekly ...

By Mongabay.com With deforestation and declining biodiversity linked to emerging infectious diseases, one would think the world should look to science for answers. But Dr. Neil Vora, a former epidemic ...

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the ...

If your child hasn’t been vaccinated and is exposed to measles, a dose of the MMR vaccine within three days of exposure may help prevent the disease from developing. If you're planning any ...

Doctors say you should seek medical treatment for these viruses if you develop the following symptoms: trouble breathing, pain or pressure in the chest, and a fever above 100.4 degrees that lasts more ...

State health officials are seeking to confirm the vaccine status of the four self-reported cases, but no mutations of the virus have been recorded.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu cases in the United States this season are at their highest ...

Public health experts say there are ways to protect yourself and those around you from contracting and spreading the flu.

The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

"Nothing is going to be off limits," he said Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human ...

That's significantly below the target of 95 percent, the level required to prevent infectious diseases from spreading onward in a community. In line with the low vaccination rate, nearly 18 ...

The National Orientation Agency has launched a more focused campaign to prevent the spread of infectious diseases across Nigeria.This was contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of ...