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EBV is a member of the herpesvirus family, the same group responsible for chickenpox and cold sores. It spreads easily ...

Wen: Yes, if it is stored in a timely manner in the refrigerator. Leftovers can typically be kept in the fridge for three to ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

Six people have died and 25 have been hospitalized across 18 states from illness caused by food contaminated with Listeria ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Infectious disease spread is increasingly common due to travel, human-animal contact, and climate trends. Experts shared the emerging diseases they're most concerned about and how to prevent them.

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat—and pose a hidden foodborne risk to ...

The United States is facing an increase in human infections by drug-resistant bacteria. One such bacteria, called New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, is ...

Globally, sepsis infection is the leading cause of death in children, taking more than 3.4 million lives per year, according to the Sepsis Alliance — and 85% of these deaths occur before age 5. Sepsis ...

A drug-resistant bacteria, commonly called “nightmare bacteria,” is spreading dramatically across the United States, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control, and it has been found ...