Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and ...
A MUM-to-be was forced to terminate her pregnancy at 26 weeks after catching a virus that’s been spotted Europe – as it ...
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A new Zika virus case has been reported in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar taking the total cases to 500. A 70-year-old man contracted ...
or COVID-19 and Zika. Evidence gathered so far cannot conclusively prove a link between the vaccines and Guillain-Barré syndrome, but the CDC said a connection could not be ruled out. In trials ...
Zika virus, first identified in 1947 in Uganda ... there were 224 laboratory confirmed cases acquired through local mosquito transmission according to the CDC. With the exception of six cases in Texas ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the U.S., and several of those cases involve pregnant women.
coli bacteria to Zika virus. The CDC has a budget of roughly $9 billion and about 13,500 employees. The CDC is among the federal health agencies whose vaccine work has come under fire from Robert F.
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The ...
The bacteria attach to the cilia, or small hair-like structures in the upper respiratory tract, and release toxins that force the airways to swell, according to the CDC. A vaccine was developed ...
This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to ...
A check for bird flu should be done within 24 hours of admission, the agency advises. Moreover, patients suspected of having seasonal or bird flu should be treated right away with antivirals.