Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...
Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...
"Unprotected city" - this is what infants are during the first six months of life, and the resurgence of whooping cough - ...
Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are ...
Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental ...
Expert doctors in infectious disease and lung health speak to the transmissibility of walking pneumonia and more infection ...
Getting vaccinated continues to be the most effective way to prevent infection, local health experts say, as the number of confirmed measles cases grows nationwide.
A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...
Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...
The two most important measles complications to know about are pneumonia, affecting the lungs, and brain swelling known as ...
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...