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

As an infectious diseases physician and researcher, I’ll be keeping an eye on a few viruses in 2026 that could be poised to ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

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 ...

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

Dr. Sameer Bhati, Public Health Analystn says that infectious diseases have been with us forever, together with the Common cold and COVID-19. Even though new and advanced treatments and vaccines have ...

In our clinical fellowship program, you will learn the breadth of common and rare infectious diseases in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings from nationally recognized leaders in infectious ...

Also known as communicable diseases, infectious diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites and can spread from one person to another. Conditions like malaria, tuberculosis and HIV have a ...

Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside.