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The findings of a recent study suggest that knowledge of cholera and its symptoms is sorely lacking among female caretakers in the Indian sub-continent—despite the fact that the disease has been present in the region for centuries.

In the wake of a global Zika scare, and in light of the possibility of a Zika outbreak in the coming months, the FDA has allowed the use of an investigational test to screen blood donations for the Zika virus.

To help protect against the spread of Zika, it is imperative to take the necessary steps to minimize the population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

This article is the first in a 3-part series. It will discuss the burden of these diseases and will highlight some of the most common signs and symptoms associated with these conditions.

HIV-positive adolescent males display increased levels of sCD14, associated with mineral content and density measures in bones and indicate macrophage activation.

The results of a recent research report offer new insights into the molecular mechanisms governing at least one aspect of genetic innovation in the mammalian immune system.

Chikungunya virus has been reported in the United States, and clinicians here must now be prepared for patients presenting with its symptoms.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), of the paramyxovirus family, was discovered in 2001. hMPV can affect people of all ages, however, older adults, children and individuals with weak immune systems are at highest risk of contracting the virus.

Treatment with SER-109 is considered to be effective in treating Clostridium difficile infection.

Since approximately 340,000 Europeans had TB infections in 2014, in order to meet its ultimate goal of eliminating the prevalence of TB altogether, Europe still has to overcome many obstacles.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an airborne bacteria known to cause tuberculosis (TB), a disease that mainly attacks the lungs, but can also affect other organs, sometimes resulting in death.

A Guinea child who was previously diagnosed with Ebola has succumbed to death and another Koropara civilian died after traveling to a neighboring village.

Study shows that nitric oxide may inhibit infection-induced neuroinflammation.

An unexpected patient population may play a larger role in infection control struggles

A student at Rutgers University has been hospitalized due to an infection with Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis.

At the moment, there have not yet been any locally transmitted Zika infections in the continental US, however, a recent study reports that this might change in the coming months.

After three unexplained deaths in Koropara, a small village in southern Guinea, WHO diagnosed two individuals with Ebola.

On the heels of the Bumble Bee Foods, LLC chunk light tuna recall, Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC recently issued a voluntary recall on cans of its chunk light tuna packed in water or oil.

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC recently issued a voluntary recall on cans of its chunk light tuna packed in water or oil.

A new study reveals that diabetics may be at an increased risk of contracting Staphylococcus aureus blood infections, due to lower immunity.

Forty one individuals were voluntarily infected with the dengue virus in a new vaccine (TV003) clinical trial, which proved 100% successful.

An international team of researchers believes they may be on the verge of identifying biomarkers that can be used to predict disease course in dengue fever, thereby enabling clinicians to triage patients at higher risk for severe forms of the mosquito-borne infection at an earlier stage.

A recent study attributes the rise in infections of preventable infectious diseases to the growing number of individuals who are refusing vaccines.

An increase in funding from Congress, in addition to a decrease in drug prices, will allow the VA to finance medical care for all hepatitis C patients, regardless of the stage of the disease, for fiscal year 2016.

New Aedes aegypti mosquitos are being genetically engineered to fight the current Zika-spreading population.

The risk of oral HPV infection significantly increases among men who recently engaged in oral sex, but not among women.

US hospitals have made significant reductions in the incidence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) over the past decade, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed.

Progressive Gourmet Inc. recalls English Muffin breakfast sandwiches from 250 Starbucks stores in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, due to fear of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Approximately 10% of women diagnosed with high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) develop cervical cancer.

Because ARIs are common in infants and can negatively impact their health beyond infancy, simple and objective measures of the level of severity are necessary for clinical management decisions.