Infectious Disease

Braden plays with a toy thumb on his bed in Tomball, Texas on Aug. 6, 2019. Braden Scott, 8, has a polio-like virus called acute flaccid myelitis.

The Toll Mounts From a Mystery Disease Some Call 'The New Polio'

Carter Roberts’ motorized wheelchair didn’t arrive until the day he died. I...

Carter Roberts’ motorized wheelchair didn’t arrive until the day he died. It had been a long time coming and his parents had fought hard to get it. The chair cost more than $32,000 and the...

These STDs Are the Most Common Infectious Diseases Reported to the CDC

These two topped the list

Mosquito-Borne Illness EEE Has Killed 11 People So Far in 2019. Here's What to Know About the Disease

It's been a more severe year than usual

Dr. George Poehlman with Heart to Heart International sees patients at a clinic in the Bahamas set up after Hurricane Dorian hit the islands.

Hurricane Dorian Is Gone. But the Bahamas Still Faces a Big Risk From Infectious Disease

Hurricane Dorian's 185 mph winds and punishingly slow pace smashed entire n...

Hurricane Dorian's 185 mph winds and punishingly slow pace smashed entire neighborhoods in the Bahamas, killing at least 50 people. But now, Bahamians are facing a different kind of threat. The lack of access to...

A mother and her child sit on a bed covered with a mosquito net in Tanzania on October 30, 2009.

It's 'Ambitious' — But Possible — to Eradicate Malaria by 2050, According to a Landmark Report

With the right combination of politics, money and medicine

A healthcare worker disinfects a health center with chlorinated water to take precautions against Ebola in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 27, 2019.

An Ebola Drug Trial Ended Early Because It Was So Successful. That Could Change How Doctors Handle Future Outbreaks

Doing research during outbreaks is a new idea

Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Soared in 2018, According to CDC Data

But transmission appears low for 2019

Infectious Disease

The Toll Mounts From a Mystery Disease Some Call 'The New Polio'

These STDs Are the Most Common Infectious Diseases Reported to the CDC

Mosquito-Borne Illness EEE Has Killed 11 People So Far in 2019. Here's What to Know About the Disease

Hurricane Dorian Is Gone. But the Bahamas Still Faces a Big Risk From Infectious Disease

It's 'Ambitious' — But Possible — to Eradicate Malaria by 2050, According to a Landmark Report

An Ebola Drug Trial Ended Early Because It Was So Successful. That Could Change How Doctors Handle Future Outbreaks

Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Soared in 2018, According to CDC Data

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