When fruit flies are infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives—and ability to reproduce—change dramatically.

Measles cases surge in the US as vaccination rates decline, raising concerns about outbreaks and public health under Robert F ...

As Texas grapples with an ongoing measles outbreak, the state is also on pace to see its highest number of whooping cough ...

A new modeling study offers a stark look at caseloads in the next two decades if current trends hold. Can the nation’s healthcare system handle the strain?

A dire public health crisis has emerged in the Tukur-Tukur community of Zaria, Kaduna State, following a resurgence of diphtheria—a disease once thought to be largely eradicated in the region.In a ...

Vaccine-preventable diseases cost African countries a staggering USD 13 billion each year in direct and indirect expenses.

That’s double the number of cases reported compared to the same time last year, signaling another tough year ahead with ...

Bird flu may be a respiratory virus, but it still spreads through ground traffic. The shoes people wear every day could ...

A study published last week suggests that, if vaccine uptake continues to decline, measles will soon be endemic again in the ...

Vaccination remains one of the most effective tools in public health, preventing diseases such as measles, polio, diphtheria ...

The disease course can range from mild to severe, and disease severity can be impacted by factors such as whether treatment was delayed and the infected person's baseline level of health. The ...

There are two types of vaccines used today to protect against whooping cough: diphtheria ... can be treated with antibiotics and receiving treatment early can reduce the severity of the infection.