New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

That era might now be over. In recent years, the U.S. had already begun to neglect its public-health infrastructure, ...

How Infectious Disease Doctors Can Keep Up in a Rapidly Evolving Field As with most areas of medicine, advances in infectious diseases are accelerating at a rapid clip, and it’s understandable that as ...

RVN, GradDipVN, discusses the growing importance of infection prevention in animal care, tackling antimicrobial resistance, hand hygiene, and adapting human health care protocols.

says this progress is evident in the U.S. He points to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is now ...

Health experts say low vaccination rates are fueling outbreaks of the contagious disease that was considered to be eliminated ...

We know there are lots of questions surrounding measles after the Maryland Department of Health confirmed one case in Howard County on Sunday, so we asked an expert.

Infections typically occur when the virus becomes airborne from a rodent's urine, droppings, or saliva, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though rare, it can also ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. In fact, one American dies from heart disease every 33 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Colorado hasn't had any cases of measles yet this year, but with a large outbreak in Texas that has spread to New Mexico, the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent some of its “disease detectives” to West Texas to help with the measles outbreak there — a sign that ...