Health officials in southern China are waging war on mosquitoes as the government tries to fight the spread of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Most people ...

Herpangina is a viral infection that usually affects children. It's caused by the coxsackie virus and sometimes by other types of viruses. The symptoms are fever, sore throat, and small painful ...

Every year, millions of infants are infected by a little-known virus that is the most common cause of respiratory disease in children. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (Fig. 1) causes a spectrum of ...

Health chiefs have issued a renewed alert as cases of a nasty virus remain "high" across England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed today that while norovirus activity has levelled off ...

In July 2020, months before COVID vaccines were available, six staff members of the emergency department at the Cleveland VA Medical Center tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 1 They had been careful to ...

With fifth disease, you may develop flu-like symptoms, a red cheek rash, or joint pain in adults. Fifth disease spreads through respiratory droplets and most commonly affects children. Pregnant people ...