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 ...

Since the rollout of the conjugate MenC vaccine in 2001 and the MenACWY in 2018, rates of invasive meningococcal disease have ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

The potentially fatal lung infection is spread through infected water droplets, particularly in warm locations ...

Wearing traditional cosmetic face masks from their homeland of Madagascar, they agreed to be photographed to take a stand.

Surgical face masks became a symbol of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. They helped prevent the spread of viruses, especially through the air.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and county public health officials are investigating the state's first confirmed measles case of 2025.

The scientists drew their conclusions by zooming in on air quality data for particularly hard-hit counties in Oregon and Washington.

The Oregon Health Authority confirmed the state's first case of measles in 2025 and is warning residents who may have been ...

The Mayo Clinic lists symptoms of the early stage occurring three to 30 days after an infected tick has bitten you.

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...