Infectious Diseases - September 2017 Archives

Outbreaks of the highly contagious hepatitis A virus have public health officials concerned. An outbreak of hepatitis A in San Diego led public health ...

Standing water left by the recent hurricanes is expected to bring an increase in mosquito populations over the coming weeks. Aedes aegypti, the mosquito linked to ...

Floodwaters left behind by the recent hurricanes pose potential health risks. In Texas, the concern is E.coli, a bacterial infection from contaminated water that can ...

HIV weakens a person's immune system and can lead to AIDS. Globally, there are more than 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS , and more than ...

The latest influenza vaccine update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a good reminder that it soon will be time ...