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 ..
One of the largest outbreaks of measles in almost 3 decades has occurred in Minnesota. And the population that has mainly been affected are young children of Somali descent. The authorities ..
Almost all over the country, there are reports of new cases of mumps. Texas alone is experiencing a 20-year high in mumps cases. So far, nearly 2,000 cases have been reported in 42 states and ..
The problems in Somalia never seem to end. Apart from wars and violence, the country has been beset with famine and outbreaks of several infectious disorders. This time, Somalia is faced with a ..
Ebola Virus in Guinea Eradicated: Or Has It? In March 2014, 86 cases of Ebola showed up in Guinea. Fifty-nine of those persons died. Guinea’s Minister of Health notified the World Health ..
Experts in infectious disease believe that one of the least appreciated organisms on earth is wolbachia. This particular organism infects millions of invertebrates including shrimps, spiders and ..
There is no question that acquiring influenza is not a pleasant experience. Most people develop symptoms of a runny nose, cough, general malaise and muscle aches. Countless people have to take ..
Was Plum Island the Garden of Eden for Lyme Disease The book of Genesis, beginnings, places human origin in the Garden of Eden. Some observers believe Lyme disease may have originated on Plum ..
It has been known for some time that the bugs causing malaria were resistant to some of the older antimalarial drugs. Now a new study indicates that the problem is even worse than anticipated. ..
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