Infectious Diseases - January 2018 Archives

The influenza season in the U.S. already has claimed a number of lives including at least 30 children, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Amid the most intense flu season in more than a decade, a new study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine confirms that ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandson frequently has a runny nose, and the color of the nasal mucus is sometimes green to yellowish. I’ve heard that ...

The 2018 influenza season is shaping up to be far worse than most years, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates tens of ...

Cold sores — also called fever blisters — are a common viral infection. They are tiny, fluid-filled blisters on and around your lips. These ...

Flu is active in much of the U.S. Along with getting a seasonal flu vaccine, a 20-second way to prevent illness is to wash your hands properly. ...

Seasonal influenza isn't the only viral illness to watch out for this winter, especially if you have young children and infants. Bronchiolitis is a viral ...

Right now is the peak of the common cold and flu season. Typically, the greatest number of those illnesses occurs between December and February, but some ...

"In excess of 30 percent of all of us are going to develop shingles sometime in our life," says Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. That's ...

Although early, it is already shaping up to be a severe season for influenza. Health officials say your best defense is to get vaccinated. It's ...

E. coli infections are a type of foodborne illness that usually peak during the summer months, according to the Centers ...

Is your child complaining of an earache? It could be an infection. Children are more prone to ear infections than adults, and they can be ...