Infectious Diseases - May 2017 Archives

Are you planning on firing up the barbecue grill this Memorial Day? Know your hamburger basics before serving up your favorite burger. One guest you don't ...

If you are planning a trip abroad, you may need to make an appointment to see a medical provider along with making your travel plans. ...

Millions of Americans are living with chronic hepatitis but most don't know they have the infectious disease. That's why the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention ...

As the 2017 mosquito season gets underway in many warm areas of the nation, so do renewed concerns about Zika virus and its effect on human ...

Measles is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can now almost always be prevented with a vaccine. Signs and ...

It's time to start preparing for what could be a bumper crop of ticks across the U.S. Dr. Bobbi Pritt, a Mayo Clinic parasitic ...

A recent Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) study shows that children who are vaccinated against influenza are significantly less likely to die from the flu. Dr. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a “call to action” to hopefully slow the spread of syphilis. Syphilis is a bacterial infection ...

Pregnant women who receive the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine have babies who are less likely to suffer from this highly contagious respiratory tract infection during ...