Understanding how infectious diseases spread is crucial for public safety, according to Dr. Sameer Bhati. Diseases transmit through air, direct/indirect contact, vectors, and contaminated food/water.

Infections accelerate aging by damaging cells and organs. Preventing them with vaccines, hand hygiene, masks, and clean air ...

We study the epidemiology of infectious diseases, investigate emerging infectious diseases, develop novel diagnostic methods and perform clinical trials on new treatments for major infections. Our ...

Objective To analyse temporal trends of respiratory infectious diseases (RIDs) in Baiyin City from 2014 to 2023, aiming to explore the epidemiological patterns of these diseases (tuberculosis, scarlet ...

Our distinguished infectious disease epidemiology faculty at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health have experience in the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of infection and ...

Candida auris is adapting to warmer ecosystems, including the human body. The first US case was reported in 2016. In 2023, 4,514 new C. auris cases were reported in the United States, according to the ...

Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Infectious diseases are common worldwide. Your immune system is able to fight most germs that you grew up with. If you've been deployed abroad, you may have encountered some germs you're not used to.

Your body is home to a microbiome full of bacteria, pathogens, fungi, and viruses. Typically, they don’t cause any harm. But sometimes, microorganisms can cause disease. You can also contract ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is often described as an ‘unprecedented’ event, as the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) took many by ...