A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.

Wisconsin Public Radio State health officials are warning Wisconsinites of a significant increase in cases of whooping cough. Data from ...

Georgia researchers are trying to get a better handle on ticks and their diseases so they can help people avoid getting sick.

State health officials are urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after an upstate resident tested ...

The winter season ushers in a new globally spreading COVID-19 variant called XEC, a mix of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, both from the ...

Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

People ages 6 months and older should receive a vaccine every year. It is also recommended that people over 65 years old get ...

FluMist is a nasal spray manufactured by AstraZeneca that has been used to protect against influenza in the United States ...

A New York state resident tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis – the first human case of the mosquito-borne virus in nearly a decade. The Ulster County resident is hospitalized and state ...

When doctors chat with patients eye to eye, it’s not just about creating rapport. Certain facial traits may reveal vital ...

Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...