Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s guidance, the CDC no longer recommends routine vaccination to protect against meningococcal ...

Dr. Sameer Bhati, Public Health Analystn says that infectious diseases have been with us forever, together with the Common ...

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 ...

There are two confirmed cases of strangles among horses around Kelowna, B.C. The contagious respiratory infection causes ...

When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film "Contagion" (2011) for answers—or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for ...

A DISEASE that notoriously claimed the life of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert — and may, more recently, have put The ...

Diseases rely on living organisms to survive and move between hosts via various contamination methods, such as airborne, contact, and liquid. Stopping infections might seem impossible, but it is quite ...

Learn how to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and common back-to-school bugs with essential hygiene practices and ...

Mapping the genomes of the bacteria responsible for yaws, a debilitating childhood disease, has uncovered new insights into ...