A park employee at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was confirmed to have been exposed to hantavirus, which is rare but ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

First identified in Malaysia in 1999, the Nipah virus has triggered several deadly outbreaks across South and Southeast Asia.

Less than a week after Australia's first fatal case of Hendra virus in three years, Queensland researchers think they've ...

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The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

In updated information published Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed nine cases of rabies found in animals throughout the Texas Panhandle, including six in Childress ...

Vaccines are one of, if not THE most significant public health achievements. They played a pivotal role in reducing mortality from infectious diseases, once the leading causes of death. Routine ...