With many viruses now on the rise, it can be hard to know which illness you have and how to handle it. A doctor helps you to decide.

On top of the four viruses, Siegel warned of some bacterial outbreaks that can cause respiratory illness, such as mycoplasma, pertussis and strep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

The historical record shows that the battle to prevent and find cures for infectious disease will lead to a lower incidence of chronic, disabling diseases. At the same time, efforts to find ...

In the throes of winter's yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you.

Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests.Adults hospi ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

Hand sanitizer isn't as effective as handwashing at preventing the spread of norovirus, doctors and the CDC warn.