Infectious Diseases

Learn about medication, lifestyle changes, and emergency care for whooping cough. Find out how to support recovery without drugs and prevent complications.

Is it safe to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines together? What about flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines? Learn about potential side effects and benefits.

More than 20 U.S. travelers have returned from Cuba with Oropouche virus, prompting a CDC alert.

The highly contagious virus mostly affects children and causes flu-like symptoms along with a distinctive cheek rash.

As a more contagious and dangerous new strain of the virus spreads in Africa, U.S. health officials are carefully monitoring the risk.

Experts warn about health risks both athletes and fans are facing at the Paris Olympics, including infectious diseases and mosquito-borne illnesses.

New York City city reported 24 cases of leptospirosis in 2023, the highest case count ever, and 6 so far in 2024.

While tap water is safe to drink, it should always be boiled before being used for nasal rinsing to prevent serious infections.

Blastomycosis is a rare infection caused by a fungus. Learn what it looks like on skin, risk factors, and treatment options.

The World Health Organization warns owners of pet birds to be cautious when handling birds or cleaning their cages.

C. auris, a new drug-resistant super fungus, is a growing threat. Learn more about fungus outbreaks and symptoms of fungal infection (candidiasis).

Officials say the virus mostly infects small mammals, but that it may be spreading to a wider geographical area.

The prion illness chronic wasting disease is similar to mad cow disease, and experts worry it could pass to humans.

Clade I, a highly infectious and deadly form of mpox, prompted the CDC to issue a health advisory.

A rash with small, raised red spots that’s accompanied by persistent itching that gets worse at night may be scabies. The condition, which is caused when the human itch mite burrows under the top layer of skin, is contagious but very treatable.

Madonna spent several days in the ICU for a bacterial infection after allegedly being found unresponsive. Untreated or antibiotic-resistant infections can lead to hospitalization.

Cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness characterized by intense diarrhea after consuming food or water contaminated with human feces, are higher than usual this year in the U.S.

The CDC warns that bacteria linked to this illness have become endemic in parts of the U.S. Here is more on melioidosis symptoms and treatment.

Human metapneumovirus is on the CDC’s radar after unusual surge this past spring. HMPV infection is similar to cold or flu with lots of coughing.