Latest about Viruses, Infections & Disease
How wildfire smoke hurts the body — and how to protect yourself
Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can be taken to reduce one's risk.
A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus
A man being treated with corticosteroids developed a rare complication of an infection.
'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers
Interview Live Science spoke with author Thomas Levenson about his new book on the history of germ theory.
'How could it have been allowed to happen?': The threat of 'superbugs' was known from the first antibiotic, but we've failed to stop it.
Book "What are sometimes called superbugs — microbes resistant to every available drug — are not merely the stuff of nightmares. They are taking lives right now."
Climate change is spoiling food faster, making hundreds of millions of people sick around the world
The World Health Organization estimates 600 million people a year already suffer from foodborne illnesses.
Deadly measles outbreaks could explode across the US if vaccinations fall, model predicts
Researchers modeled how measles might spread in the U.S. in the coming decades, showing that more than 50 million cases could occur if current vaccination rates fell by half.
The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation
Mosquitoes that transmit La Crosse virus disease live in wooded areas in the U.S., mainly in the Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer
A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.
