"Unprotected city" - this is what infants are during the first six months of life, and the resurgence of whooping cough - ...

For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...

About two-thirds of us have it in our bodies, but for most people, the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short) ...

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Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental ...

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ ...

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 ...