Another case of fatal chronic wasting disease, a fatal infection that affects animals in the deer family, has been detected ...

Postoperative infection in pediatric patients with CHD was associated with prolonged hospitalization and ICU stays.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, said he will prioritize preventing chronic disease, shifting funding from vaccine and infectious disease ...

More ticks in the U.S. Northeast now carry multiple diseases, raising risks as Lyme and babesiosis co-infections climb.

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

Even those who make a full recovery from the initial infection face a lurking threat: a deadly disease that remains latent ...

Uncommon illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites fall under the category of rare infectious diseases. These illnesses are often caused by unique pathogens that affect very few ...

When we shift from understanding disease to preventing it, the same framework applies. The infectious disease triad can be thought of as a three-legged stool. Remove any one leg, whether pathogen, ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. People with ...

Infectious disease fellowships decline as 319 applicants compete for 447 positions in 2026, risking U.S. outbreak response capacity, NRMP reports.