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The Nipah virus, while not as easily spread as Covid-19, represents a significant health danger, boasting a chilling ...

The new CDC recommendation takes a much narrower view of the meningococcal disease threat. Because of "the low incidence ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Uncommon illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites fall under the category of rare infectious diseases. These illnesses are often caused by unique pathogens that affect very few ...

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.