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There are several viruses that can cause hepatitis. Unlike hepatitis A, Hepatitis C is a much serious infection with no cure. While in some patients the virus clears within six months, there are others who can ..

In early October, most experts felt that this year, the flu season would be a no-show. However, it is already evident that the flu season is very much alive and also quite severe. All over the country, thousands of ..

Zika virus made headlines in 2015-16 when the virus grew into an epidemic spreading from Brazil to all across North and South Americas. In the general population, Zika virus produces mild flu-like symptoms. In ..

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that there is a consistent increase in the number of hard-to-treat infections and this may be linked to antibiotics. Study researchers analyzed the ..

Even since the HPV vaccines were developed, healthcare workers have found it hard to get teenagers vaccinated. Government and other medical agencies have spent millions of dollars on ads to promote the HPV vaccine, ..

A new disease-tracking website suggests that mosquitoes may be moving into new ecological niches. The website is called ProMED mail. PromMED stands for the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases. The site has ..

Meningitis B is rare but a very lethal infection. A few months ago a few students at Princeton and the University of California-Santa Barbara were infected by it and it was then realized that there was no vaccine ..

A recent study reveals that the number of whooping cough cases in the State of Indiana have doubled in the past year. State health experts are urging parents to ensure that their children have been vaccinated. In ..

Vaccines have traditionally been administered via an injection or by mouth. There is no denying the fact that most people do not like vaccine injections and it seems that they may no longer need them. A recent study ..

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently recommended that Americans who travel to areas of the world where there is active cholera should be vaccinated. There is now a single dose oral ..