The reproduction number R is often used as an indicator to predict how quickly an infectious disease will spread.

U.S. sociologist Scott Feld wrote, "Your friends have more friends than you do." Feld's so-called friendship paradox states ...

The U.S. is seeing a "quad-demic" as cases of COVID-19, flu, RSV and norovirus spread at the same time. Experts said this is ...

The COVID pandemic ... cause human disease. Members of each viral family share common properties and our immune systems respond to them in similar ways. The WHO's blueprint for epidemics aims ...

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern ...

With the global health landscape still fragile, several infectious diseases are on the radar of public health authorities, raising concerns about another pandemic. The world is currently facing a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In December, the DRC Ministry of Health announced the emergence of an unknown disease causing influenza-like ...

In 2019, Samoa experienced a measles outbreak ... epidemic after the confirmation of seven cases. The government urged vaccination but was slow to implement solutions. By the end of October, the ...