The US is no stranger to epidemics. As far back as the 1600s, for example, Americans were falling victim to smallpox. Since ...

Keywords: artificial intelligence, COVID-19, epidemic modeling, digital surveillance, pandemic preparedness, explainable AI, public health decision-making, data ethics Citation: Chumachenko D, Kaur J ...

The outbreak on the list that claimed the most lives is the so-called Black Death plague epidemic that took place in Europe, North Africa and Asia in the Middle Ages, from around 1334 to 1353. The ...

Parvovirus B19 (B19) infection is a highly contagious disease transmitted primarily through the respiratory route. Also known as fifth disease (erythema infectiosum), it is a mild illness that ...

While R 0 serves as a useful threshold indicator for disease outbreak potential, R 0 provides a more practical assessment of ongoing transmission dynamics. The study highlights that interventions such ...

In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Rindra Randremanana and colleagues 3 report a detailed, systematic analysis of this exceptional outbreak of pneumonic plague in an urban setting. The authors should ...

EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad Epidemic Intelligence Service officers investigate a multi-state bacterial disease outbreak. Meghan Maloney/CDC ...

Health News The STD epidemic has slowed dramatically in the U.S. but not in Georgia Georgia doctor says despite some improvements, the South is a “hotbed” for sexually transmitted diseases ...

In the context of a disease, the transition from "epidemic" to "endemic" means a pathogen is no longer causing outbreaks but isn't disappearing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The U.S. will continue to struggle against infectious diseases in part because some of its most deeply held values are antithetical to the task of besting a virus.

North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region on Thursday, putting further strain on the isolated country as it battles chronic food shortages and a ...