She pointed out the first time someone is infected, they can get incredibly unwell. “You want to prevent someone else from dealing with that — especially a small child,” she said.

There are evolutionary reasons why the immune system may have evolved to overreact in this way (panic attacks are another ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts —and the world is not prepared.

If the aspergillosis infection spreads, the fungus “starts to grow and basically kind of eat you from the inside out, saying it really bluntly,” van Rijn told CNN.

Akamarmoi pointed out once you get HSV — like an estimated 3.8 billion people around the world under 50 do — you have it for life. She pointed out the first time someone is infected, they can ...