‘Diarrhea parasite’ cyclospora is causing outbreaks in the U.S. But other foodborne illnesses are more common and have ...

Measles, Cyclosporiasis and Ebola are spreading at unprecedented levels. All three are exposing vulnerabilities in global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This fall, multiple states including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth ...

Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rarely diagnosed ...

Ticks are spreading new diseases faster than ever—and one virus family may already be evading our immune system.

A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as orthonairoviruses can evade immune defenses, offering important insights ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagious disease ...

In 2014, Krutika Kuppalli served as Medical Director of a large Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Sierra Leone during the West African Ebola virus disease epidemic (2013–16). “It was the most challenging ...

A small outbreak of a rare hantavirus on a cruise ship earlier this year captured worldwide attention and sparked concerns about a possible new pandemic. But according to a new University of Maryland ...

Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between infection ...

Scientists have uncovered a biological pathway that may help explain why herpesvirus infections are associated with faster cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Shutterstock A virus that ...