The West Central District Health Department gives safety tips after it confirmed the season’s first detection of West Nile ...

The Fulton County Board of Health said more samples of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in traps this week.

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological ...

The virus spreads easily through direct contact with an infected person. “It’s not a respiratory virus, so it doesn’t spread through coughing or nasal droplets,” Whyte noted.

The first case of West Nile virus in North Carolina this year has been reported in Durham County, the county’s Department of ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal flu vaccines to livestock workers in order to reduce the public health concern that a ...

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention is set to issue a travel notice to China as potentially-deadly chikungunya ...

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1. Yet it remains a poorly understood disease ...

There are anti-malware programs that help you remove or neutralize viruses once downloaded to your device. You can also disconnect the smart TV from the internet, which will prevent any further ...

The first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in a person in Wisconsin is a reminder that mosquito bites are more than just bothersome and itchy. Health officials want us all to take steps to prevent ...