Ebola spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of a symptomatic person or with contaminated clothing or other materials. Ebola virus is in saliva and other body fluids but has not been ...

In April 2026, a passenger boarded a Dutch cruise ship in Ushuaia, Argentina after a bird-watching trip. Ten days later, he died. The cause of his death, while initially unclear, was determined to be ...

The outbreak has been linked to nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This specific ...

While data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the total number of U.S. cases of three ...

*Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can ...

It only takes a small amount of contact with an infected individual to contract the fatal disease ...

An outbreak of an Ebola virus in central Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the ...

A new airflow device from UBC Okanagan engineers traps exhaled aerosols almost immediately, sharply reducing pathogen exposure in indoor spaces. Early simulations suggest it could outperform existing ...

The latest Annual Epidemiological Reports from ECDC indicate a surge in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ...

An outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in the DRC has killed 130 and infected hundreds more. What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, symptoms and how it spreads.

Hantavirus is a virus primarily carried by rodents. It typically spreads to humans who inhale airborne particles from mice and rat droppings, urine, and saliva. Infections in humans are uncommon — and ...