Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox. Monkeypox and smallpox infections trigger similar symptoms, but monkeypox ...

"Vaccines prevent outbreaks, they build immunity and herd community infrastructure," according to Dr. Zahra Shajani ...

Close personal contact is required for transmission of variola, the DNA virus that causes smallpox. Following an incubation period, infected persons have prodromal symptoms that include high fever ...

Symptoms of fever, headache, vomiting, and drowsiness occur 8-15 days after vaccination. Sometimes more unusual symptoms, including spastic paralysis, meningitic signs, coma, and convulsions, may ...

Eastern Visayas has recorded its first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, after test results from a patient from Sogod, Southern Leyte, came back ...

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

I thought I had misheard. Scarlet fever sounds like something from a different century. Many people today are only vaguely ...

While respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically causes mild symptoms in adults, the virus can be life-threatening for infants. The seasonal virus is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract ...

The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...