When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for ...

The alarm was sounded after an unvaccinated child, who was infectious at the time, attended the unidentified program in ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of ...

Norovirus is extremely contagious and can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. November to April is when most outbreaks of the virus occur in the US. Washing hands can help prevent the virus ...

Fears have escalated after more than 100 children were exposed to the 'world's most contagious disease' in California ...

Health officials in the U.K. are warning the public about a concerning rise in whooping cough after cases soared 250% this year. Between July and November, there were 716 reported cases of pertussis, ...

Sacramento health officials are sounding the alarm about a potential virus outbreak. The warning comes after at least 100 children were likely exposed to measles at an educational enrichment program.

A recent medical report has forced doctors and parents to confront measles’s long-term complications in children again. In ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) “You ...

In Mogilev and Mogilev district there is an increase in the number of cases of norovirus infection, including group outbreaks of the disease, the Mogilev Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported.

Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial infection, according to the zoo. Bulera, a 35-year-old female lowland gorilla died due to ...