Enteric fever, commonly known as typhoid fever, remains a significant public health concern in Bangladesh. Caused by the bacteria Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi, the disease is ...

By ensuring that infants, children, adolescents, and adults are up to date on their pertussis vaccinations, we can collectively protect the most vulnerable members of our community ...

Patients with exceedingly rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than those with more typical forms of these ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter’s gravesite. “Mariama will always be here,” she said, stepping away from ...

Studies show that exposure to polluted air is linked to neurodegenerative diseases, depression, anxiety, impaired ...

Measles would likely be the first eradicated disease to return, because it is so highly contagious, but other diseases like ...

The Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation bringing together about 300 people, including families of those battling rare diseases to raise money and awareness for the cause. Alex Bode is the executive director ...

Virginia Tech researchers discovered six new rodent carriers of hantavirus and identified U.S. hotspots, highlighting the ...

As a technology reporter and facial enthusiast, I visited a GLO30 studio in Columbia, Md.—one of its 12 U.S.

The Society of Environmental Journalists conference convened a panel of experts who discussed the spread of infectious ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is ...