To help reduce the spread of influenza and other respiratory illnesses, the public is strongly advised to: Wash hands ...

Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and ...

Accidents with anthrax bacteria and a deadly virus are among the safety mishaps reported during 2024 by UTMB and the ...

Flu weakens the immune system, making the lungs susceptible to bacterial infections like pneumonia. This overlap increases ...

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...

The following is a summary of “How likely is it that a virus or bacteria is causing a patient’s symptoms? A new approach to interpret the outcome from multi-pathogen PCR,” published in the January ...

It's flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that's straining hospitals. But not all influenza is the same.

Wisconsin is among 10 states to report human cases of the H5N1 virus so far, with more than half reported in California.

Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers ...

There were 91 suspected or confirmed norovirus outbreaks reported in the United States in the first week of December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exceeding the ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB ...