Dengue is the world's most common mosquito-borne disease. Transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, dengue virus can lead ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...

A collaboration between a rural, urgent care center network and diagnostics company may be laying the groundwork for speeding ...

Obesity is well known to be linked to a broad range of adverse health effects, and key among them is impaired immunity, which ...

If infections continue at their current pace, the US could see triple the number of measles cases seen last year.

Two cases deadly infection reported in US infants caused severe meningitis linked to Paenibacillus dendritiformis ...

There is no cure for measles. Doctors can provide supportive care and try to manage the symptoms — reduce fever, prevent dehydration, treat secondary bacterial infections — until the disease has run ...

A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria ...

When running a fever during infection, we often feel chills, which prompt us to take action to warm ourselves, such as ...

Albumin has been identified as a powerful natural defense against mucormycosis, with low levels signaling heightened risk and a potential opportunity for new preventive therapies. An international ...

New research shows obesity increases the risk of severe infections, hospital stays, and death across the world.

Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, ...