Severe flu infections can lead to a range of deadly complications, especially in people whose immune systems are compromised by age or disease.

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

The case of avian influenza A (H5) confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Missouri, USA, on Sept 6, 2024,1 has reignited concerns about the risk of human contagion and the need ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Almost everyone knows about HIV. Fewer people know about its relative, HTLV-1. However, HTLV-1 can cause serious illnesses, including cancer. To develop ways to combat this virus ...

"Recurrent tonsillitis can be a real pain in the neck. The tonsils sit in the back of the throat and form part of a ring of ...

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

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

DANVILLE, N.H. - New Hampshire health officials on Friday announced that a second resident has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the mosquito-borne virus more commonly known as EEE.

Public health authorities are isolating patients to prevent further spread of the virus, which causes severe symptoms like high fever, vomiting, internal bleeding, and often death. The outbreak ...

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC told jurors on Friday that Ms Shotter had died of a heart attack caused by Iidow raping her “again and again”. What was the defendant doing there, what was he ...

Marburg virus disease is an often fatal illness which causes hemorrhagic fever in humans. A cluster of cases was recently reported in Rwanda, where at least 8 people have died and hundreds more ...