Respiratory illness activity is currently considered "high" in the United States, according to the CDC. In one state, it is ...

The United States is seeing a dramatic increase in norovirus cases, with reported outbreaks reaching their highest numbers ...

Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae ...

There were 91 outbreaks reported during a week in December — more than double what was seen in previous years, the CDC says.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Health experts are warning of the risks of whooping cough in Arkansas as cases soar across the country.

The CDC reports that a Louisiana man severely ill from bird flu he contracted from a backyard flock, is infected with a virus ...

Ohio agriculture officials are investigating after avian flu was detected in nearly one million chickens in Darke County.

Researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity do not respond as strongly to vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people in the same age group with ...

Certain areas of the United States are seeing spikes in cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, health experts said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 91 outbreaks ...

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While polio particularly targeted children, others could contract the virus as well. When teenagers and young adults remained ...