Infectious Diseases - June 2016 Archives

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the flu nasal spray vaccine (FluMist) should not be used for the 2016-17 flu season ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband frequently gets cold sores. Most of the time, it seems they are due to stress. We’ve been together for ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 62-year-old man with no health problems. At my last checkup, my doctor recommended that I be tested for hepatitis C, ...

The ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Angola has global public health officials closely monitoring the situation. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) updated its rapid risk assessment ...

An aggressive tick called the lone star is the culprit in an increasing number of meat allergy cases in children and adults. Once confined to ...