When growing gang violence and the kidnappings of healthcare workers forced Haiti’s leading organization in the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses to relocate operations from its main site in ...

From hepatitis to scabies and food poisoning — the war has caused countless devastating, and often deadly, ailments.

ZooMontana is taking precautions to prevent its animals from catching the bird flu from other species. More than 650 students and staff are out sick in one North Texas district, forcing multiple ...

U.S. surges of COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and norovirus have collectively been dubbed a "quad-demic." Here what you can do.

HSV-1 is spread through open cold sores on the lips or near the mouth. Although the infection is contagious through all stages of a cold sore, the infection is most contagious when the sore is open ...

Research in the Department ranges from the fundamental biology of infectious diseases to the development and application of new approaches to treatment. The Department of Infectious Disease is ...

German Shepard Puppy. Image by Negeyi via Unsplash. Dogs can smell diseases through specialized receptors in their noses. Particularly, these receptors detect chemical changes in human sweat, breath, ...

“I am scared that they will not allow me to take any medications in the immigration camps.” The patient asked that if the doctor needed an in-person visit with her, “may it be scheduled ...

A disease like osteoporosis, for example, is thought of as mostly affecting thin, elderly white women – so doctors don't always think to look outside of that population. Opportunistic imaging ...

The Infectious diseases topic features the latest news, guidelines, education, EMS training and tips related to infection control and EMS role in prevention the transmission of and caring for ...