Infectious Diseases - July 2018 Archives

The number of reported Zika virus cases is much lower so far this year than at this point in 2017. However, pregnant women remain advised ...

Salmonella infection is one of the most common forms of foodborne illness in the U.S. An estimated 1 million people become sick and 380 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. get sick every year from food poisoning, also called foodborne ...

Viral respiratory infections such as sore throats, the common cold, ear infections and bronchitis, are caused by viruses. This means antibiotics won't help. But nearly 46 percent of patients who go ...

More than three quarters of Americans will get HPV at some point in their lives. Most will never know it because they'll show no symptoms. ...

An outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that affects the small bowels and intestines of those infected, has been linked to fresh vegetable trays, according ...

A Wisconsin woman has died of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in what Wisconsin health officials have confirmed is the first documented death from the infection in ...

Don't drink the water. That's the advice you may have heard for avoiding traveler's diarrhea. While it's a good start, the devil is in the details. "There are ...

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., spends her work hours identifying and diagnosing infectious diseases. In her free time she celebrates their beauty by creating bug-related artwork and ...

Listeroris, caused by the germ Listeria monocytogenes, is estimated to be the third leading cause of death from foodborne illnesses in the U.S., according to the Centers for ...

Do you know the proper way to remove a tick that’s attached to your body? Despite what you may have been told when you were ...

The sizzle of a juicy burger and a thick steak on a hot grill can be music to your ears, but, if not cooked correctly, ...