The director of NIAID is appointed by the head of the NIH, who must be approved by the Senate. Directors have broad ...

Cases of influenza, other contagious respiratory ailments and norovirus are surging in the Schuylkill County region, area ...

With many viruses now on the rise, it can be hard to know which illness you have and how to handle it. A doctor helps you to ...

It wasn't too long ago that in the world of infectious diseases, it seemed like COVID-19 was all anyone was talking about. It ...

While they’re convenient when you’re on the go, hand sanitizers will not kill norovirus, per the CDC. “The alcohol in them ...

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, ...

Drivers of the increase in norovirus cases may include a new strain, but continued precautions, good hygiene, can help reduce ...

Jamie McAdam, 36, was jailed after he admitted assaulting four emergency workers at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Wales ...

Cases of RSV across the country are considered "very high," as rates of other acute respiratory illnesses are also high, the ...

Norovirus tends to come on hard and fast. “Nausea and or vomiting are usually the first symptoms of norovirus,” says ...

Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...

The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1). The death happened in a Louisiana patient who contracted H5N1 ...