Infectious Diseases - March 2016 Archives

The spread of yellow fever, which kills an estimated 60,000 people a year, has global health officials concerned. The World Health Organization says the first imported case ...

Mayo Clinic has been working to end TB ever since the first clinical trials were conducted by its physicians back in the first half of ...

People who were vaccinated or under-vaccinated for measles and pertussis, the bacteria that causes whopping cough, made up a substantial proportion of recent cases, according ...

Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group will begin work on developing a vaccine to protect against the Zika virus, according to Mayo vaccinologist Gregory Poland, M.D. “My ...

Hepatitis C is a worldwide epidemic. Mayo Clinic experts estimate that nearly one-third of the globe's population has been or is infected with the hepatitis C ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says research has strengthened the association between Zika infection and the occurrence of birth defects and neurological disorders. Transmission of Zika ...

Understanding epidemiological terms such as pandemic, endemic, and outbreak can be confusing, especially as more news emerges about Zika virus and dengue fever. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases ...

Earlier this month we reported on the big drop in rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the United States. A study in the journal ...

Do you know why school kids get sick so often? In the early school years, your child’s immune system is put to the test. Young ...

It's official.  The flu season is here. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says it’s not too late for people who have not ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Influenza is a serious viral infection that causes illness, hospitalizations and thousands of deaths every year in the U.S. Mayo Clinic recommends ...

Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group will begin work on developing a vaccine to protect against the Zika virus, according to Mayo vaccinologist Gregory Poland, ...