Paediatricians in the city are witnessing an increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), a viral infection ...

Viral exanthema, also known as “makayha,” an eruptive skin rash often related to a viral infection, has hit 32 students at ...

The flu, also known as influenza, is a viral infection that affects the respiratory system, causing symptoms such as fever, chills, body aches, cough, sore throat, and fatigue. While medical ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand foot and mouth, the flu and viral upper respiratory infections this week.

Diarrhea and chills can be symptoms of a number of different things, from dehydration and food poisoning to infections and GI ...

The contagious nature of bacterial or viral infections like strep throat or influenza is well understood. You’re at risk of ...

As the name implies, cough is the signature symptom, and it can go on for weeks. Whooping cough can develop into a more ...

Tracking your mucus color can also tell you when you’re on the mend. Once “the color starts to change back to clear,” this is ...

Tonsillitis itself is not contagious. However, “the viruses and bacteria that cause tonsillitis are highly contagious and can ...

While influenza is an infection of the nose, throat, or lungs, the stomach flu affects the stomach or intestines. When ...

Strep is different from a regular sore throat because it’s caused by bacteria, not a virus. Find a symptom comparison chart ...

The UN health agency aims to tackle the growing burden of the infection through emergency coordination, using tools for early detection and control, community protection, effective clinical ...