Dengue is one of the world's fastest-spreading mosquito-borne diseases, causing millions of infections annually. Half of the ...

Ethiopia has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus disease (MVD), with nine cases reported in the southern region near South Sudan. The WHO said the strain is the same strain reported in ...

Genital herpes primarily spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact during vaginal, anal, or oral sex—even when no visible sores are present. Avoiding sex during an outbreak, consistent condom use, ...

Norovirus can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and is highly transmissible. Nearly 100 passengers and crew aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas recently contracted norovirus during a ...

You can get athlete's foot on the hand, called tinea manuum, by scratching an infected foot. The fungal infection can also be passed from person to person through shared towels or clothing, and even ...

Ringworm has nothing to do with worms, despite its misleading name that has confused people for generations. This common fungal infection affects millions of people worldwide, creating characteristic ...

Outbreaks of Oropouche virus infections have emerged in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Since late 2023, several Oropouche cases have been reported among Canadian and American ...

Your device does not support the audio. A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or how to prevent it. Don't miss our ...

*Measles is a viral infection renowned for its extreme contagiousness, primarily spreading through the air and via droplets produced when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. According to ...

Amid an outbreak of avian influenza, aka bird flu, that has spread to cows in nine states and one person in Texas, federal regulators have detected traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurized milk.