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According to the Royal Papworth Hospital, influenza or ‘flu’, is a ‘viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat and ...

Measles cases are popping up around the country. Doctors share what to do after a measles exposure and what to do to stay ...

Infectious diseases shape health care in complex ways, impacting research, treatment and public health — locally and globally. The capability of infectious agents to rapidly adapt to host defenses is ...

This year, he’s watching out for viruses like avian flu, mpox, and oropouche, among other continuing threats like measles, ...

“Flu is a serious illness. It can take even normal, healthy people and put them into the ER,” says William Schaffner, M.D., ...

Outbreaks of several infectious diseases in Cuba have killed dozens and are reportedly overwhelming the island’s hospitals and mortuaries. Cuba is confronting one of its most serious infectious ...

“An important part of our mission is providing high-quality care for patients with serious illnesses, including infectious ...

Lone star ticks, which originated in the southern United States, are on the move, potentially complicating the diagnosis of tickborne diseases in areas where they now overlap with ticks that cause ...

An overview of how specialty laboratories use integrated scientific approaches to deliver high-quality infectious disease ...