Infectious Diseases - June 2019 Archives

HIV is the virus that can lead to AIDS. A lot has changed about HIV/AIDS over the past 30 years. People with HIV are living ...

Foodborne illnesses increase during the summer because bacteria grow faster in warmer temperatures. When preparing food outdoors away from sinks and refrigeration, the opportunity for ...

Can you get sick by swimming in public pools? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says outbreaks of a parasitic infection called cryptosporidia are being ...

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is recommended in the U.S. for all children at 12 to 15 months of age. A second dose ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP TOPICSInsect bites and stings: First aid Most reactions to insect bites and stings are mild, causing little more than redness, itching, stinging or ...

The first human bite in the U.S. by Haemaphysalis longicornis, commonly known as the Asian longhorned tick, has been reported. "As the name implies, the ...

Acai berries: Superfood or hype? The acai (ah-sigh-EE) berry is a grapelike fruit harvested from acai palm trees, which are native to the rainforests ...

Two confirmed cases of the typhoid fever have been reported in the U.S., including in Los Angeles and Boston. This sometimes life-threatening bacteria infects more ...