Infectious Diseases Stories
- Individual cities have distinct microbial communities, similar among the offices within the same urban area.
- Zika isn't as much of a concern for Americans, but Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts dozens more cases.
- The CDC has confirmed that the Zika virus can be spread between sexual partners via anal sex.
- CDC officials are using strong language to discuss the severity of the mosquito-borne virus, Zika.
- The biotech company vowed not to engage in aggressive pricing and to develop a more responsible and transparent model for its products.
- The Zika virus was discovered in 1947, but it was largely unknown to the world until its very recent outbreak in Brazil.
- People who sleep with their contact lenses in tend to have a higher risk for vision loss and other complications.
- Long-term treatment with antibiotics didn't lead to better results for patients with chronic Lyme disease compared to a placebo: study.
- Giant rats are helping to control tuberculosis outbreaks in African prisons by detecting the diseases' presence far faster than a lab test could.
- A flu shot does more than protect pregnant women from illness; it also saves infants from dying in the womb.
- Zika awareness campaigns are not reaching the people they should.
- A new study finds fewer ear infections occur in children ages 1 and below, thanks in part to better vaccination and more breastfeeding.