Some infectious disease examples are the flu (spread through the air by sneezing and coughing), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, spread through unprotected sexual contact and blood exposure ...

Climate change is increasingly becoming a concern as a factor in the emergence of infectious diseases. As Earth's climate warms and habitats are altered, diseases can spread into new geographic areas.

As climate-driven weather extremes fuel fires across the U.S. West, the tendency of residents to spend more time indoors may be accelerating the spread of infectious diseases, a new study has ...

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens ... to fight it without the help of medical treatment. Rabies, for example, does engender an immune response in humans, but the response is not fast ...

For example, we know that they cause an estimated ... heart problems and even heart failure. A key link between infectious disease and chronic disease is inflammation. When we get sick or scrape ...

For example, in Kenya, where I can speak from ... BANERJEE: As someone working at the intersection of infectious disease research and climate change, what do you think are the biggest knowledge ...