According to the NHS, symptoms usually start two to five days after becoming infected.

A KILLER bug once dubbed “childhood’s deadly scourge” is making a chilling comeback across Europe – and it starts with an ...

HEALTH officials have issued a warning over a highly contagious bacterial infection spreading through Europe that strikes ...

WITH US MEASLES cases climbing to the highest level in 33 years, you may be wondering whether you actually did get all your childhood vaccinations. These include the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) ...

The CDC advised clinicians to consider H5N1 avian flu in patients who have acute respiratory illness symptoms or conjunctivitis with relevant exposure, including to raw milk.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued an update on a rare bacterial disease that has been ...

There was a "marked shift" in 2022, as 320 cases were detected in European countries, the ECDC wrote in recent report. "Ten ...

Blacklegged ticks and Lone Star ticks carry diseases in Virginia. They live in the forest leaf litter or in shaded, grassy areas. Ticks do not climb high on vegetation, so they must hitch a ride by ...

Regularly assess the availability of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT) for treatment locally/nationally. Improve surveillance to ...

Despite a steady decline in reported cases following a large outbreak in 2022, diphtheria is still being reported in Europe, with the number of cases ...

Every July 6, scientists around the world use this day to educate people about the risks of zoonotic diseases and how to prevent getting them. In 1885, on this day, the world got its first human ...

Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on ...