Norovirus is the most common stomach bug in the United Kingdom, affecting between 600,000 and 1 million people in the UK each year. Also known
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In February, we were concerned about typhoid in war-torn Syria, now measles. At the beginning of June, the World Health Organization issued a press release
At least 26 new cases of wild polio virus have been detected in northern Nigeria. This statistic comes from a joint World Health Organization (WHO)
On June 13, 2013, the Ministry of Health of Chile confirmed yet another case of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 in a child from the Metropolitan
Old World Screwworm is a parasite that is usually active during late summer and early autumn months as the wet, hot conditions are conducive to
In this series on superbugs—meaning bacteria that are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics—we’ve looked at germs on a national level. But you probably already know
Every year, public health departments and health agencies engage in the grueling process of convincing people to get a flu shot. Every year people refuse:
As it turns out, mother really does know best. For those of us who can remember being told countless times to ‘bundle up’ against the
Here’s a tidbit you probably didn’t know: Gonorrhea is the second-most frequently reported “notifiable” disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (That means
Last week, Bill Gates, co-founder of both Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, told the Washington Post that one of the most surprising