A fevered Liberian national who arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday was placed in isolation at a local hospital, but has not tested positive for Ebola.
The health worker tested positive after feeling feverish late on Friday. He or she is currently in isolation, and another person who came in contact with him or her has also been placed in isolation. The city and hospital have taken precautions to prevent further infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking for any connections between nine cases of children suffering from limb weakness and paralysis and the widespread outbreak of Enterovirus 68.
New CDC report gives best- and worst-case scenarios If Ebola continues to spread in West Africa without proper methods to treat and prevent the disease, 1.
New drug developed by South African researchers may reduce drug doses for TB patients Researchers are poised to test what may be the third drug approved for tuberculosis in 60 years, the Guardian reported last week.
Up to 86 Atlanta-based lab workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been accidentally exposed to anthrax this month due to a safety problem.
For the fourth time in U.S. history, an American death has been linked to mad cow disease. For the fourth time in U. S. history, an American death has been linked to mad cow disease.
CDC confirmed the first case of MERS in the United States on Thursday. A fatal and untreatable virus that first showed up in Saudi Arabia, and that researchers and health officials know alarmingly little about, has made its way out of the Arabian Peninsula and into the global community.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study earlier this week in which they found that the rates of complications in diabetes patients in the U.S. have significantly decreased during the last two decades.
Although many people in this country think tuberculosis (TB) as a disease of a bygone era and no longer a threat to modern day society they couldn’t be more wrong, the experts say. "World TB Day" is an annual event dedicated to fighting and eradicating this disease both in the U.S. and across the globe.
The dreaded flu season is upon us and this year the H1N1 virus, which emerged in 2009 to cause a pandemic, is the predominant strain. H1N1 has reached the epidemic threshold as of this past week and is now widespread in 40 states.
"Smoking hookah," otherwise known as inhaling flavored tobacco product through a hose affixed to an elaborate water pipe, is growing in popularity, particularly among Florida high school students. Moreover, it's increasing in popularity among Hispanic Florida high school students. The habit is replacing the trend of traditional cigarette usage, and has become a favorite among teenage boys and teenage girls. The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey has indicated that the rate at which teenage girls smoke hookah has caught up to boys. Hispanic teens are leading that trend, as they are most likely to try and then continue the habit.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of circumcision in the United States dropped 10 percent in the past 32 years.
Lyme disease is a serious problem, with 10 times more Americans being infected than previous reports suggested, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday.
