Disease Alert

Mosquitoes kill more than 725,000 people per year. This number is higher than the fatalities caused by humans, sharks, lions, wolves, alligators, and dogs combined. According to a new report by ..

The latest news in the world of childhood infections is that there is a resurgence of mumps among young American teenagers and adolescents. Researchers believe that this is most likely because of ..

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 ..

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 ..

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 ..

Over the past decade, the shingles virus, Zostavax, has been heavily promoted both by the manufacturer and the CDC. In almost every medical magazine and online health forums, people over the age ..

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 ..

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 ..

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 ..

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 ..