Browsing: Infectious diseases
Are we sure it’s not four years ago? That first summer of the coronavirus pandemic, when wearing a mask outdoors…
Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of…
It’s that time of year again, the season of road trips, pool parties, afternoon thunderstorms—and skyrocketing COVID-19 infections. The virus…
During the 20th century, a devastating cholera pandemic that started in India in 1899 and rapidly spread to other parts…
As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they’re advising people who are pregnant, elderly or have…
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” including “general…
Earlier this month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency not for the wildfires common to the Centennial State…
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to develop a pandemic vaccine that could be used…
A disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after…
As the nation begins its second summer following the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, a new family…