The virus can cause respiratory illness in people of all ages, especially young children, older adults and the ...

Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday.

Since 1999, when Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia, it has repeatedly emerged in south and southeast Asia, quietly exploiting ecological and social susceptibilities. The danger of Nipah ...

The County of San Diego has confirmed the first detection of West Nile Virus in the county this year, after a dead crow found in North Park tested positive for the virus, prompting health officials to ...

Health officials say an adult with measles exposed others to the virus between March 4-8 at multiple locations across two ...

WA Health's mosquito surveillance program has detected Ross River virus (RRV) and Barmah Forest virus (BFV) in mosquitoes at multiple locations across ...

Since its first documentation in 1976, there have been more than three dozen outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Central and West Africa, the largest of which resulted in the deaths of more than ...

According to officials, springtime is the best time to vaccinate horses, so they develop strong immunity before mosquito populations peak. Vaccinations require an initial series of two doses given 30 ...

The connection between multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strengthening, according to a paper published this week in JAMA Neurology by a team of international researchers, including ...

In a new study published in Nature, University of Minnesota researchers found that the Marburg virus, one of the world's deadliest pathogens with an average 73% fatality rate, is unusually efficient ...

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion.