Cases of this disease surpassed 1,000 in one state this week as numbers continue to swell nationwide.

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Infectious diseases – also known as contagious diseases, transmissible diseases or communicable diseases – are caused by pathogenic microorganisms that infect a host organism and can be spread, ...

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In this spotlight, Nature investigates the different strategies being used to curb the spread of infectious diseases.

A rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a South American cruise ship is drawing global attention, but experts say fears of a COVID-19-style pandemic are largely unsupported. Infectious disease physician ...

In a certain region, cases of fever with unknown causes begin to rise.The first clue is not necessarily an official report ...

FDA-cleared single-step immunoblot tests built on recombinant antigens from multiple Borrelia species detected nearly twice ...

When millions of soccer fans descend on North America this month for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they will bring more than team jerseys and national pride. They will also bring the microbes that travel ...

Global fragmentation of ecosystems and changing patterns of rainfall have increased the risk of diseases spreading to humans from animals, mosquitoes and ticks, finds a study co-led by a University ...