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How to stay safe as H5N1 spreads There has been a buzz online about Bird Flu in recent weeks as outbreaks in wild birds spread across the...

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious infectious viral disease that can spread to humans from an animal host, such as nonhuman...

Winter is a time of viral infections , such as COVID, which "celebrates" its fifth anniversary in 2025 since the pandemic began in 2020....

The COVID-19 pandemic was an extraordinary time. The pandemic saw scientific boundaries pushed to their limits, as research teams across...

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World Leprosy Day, observed annually on the last Sunday of January, aims to raise awareness about leprosy, a preventable and treatable...

An ant infected with parasitic Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus. In The Last of Us , humanity is devastated by a mutated Cordyceps...

Rotavirus is one of the most common causes of severe diarrhea and vomiting in young children, especially babies under the age of five....

Image by Melissa Martin from Uniformed Services University What is Rabies?  Rabies is a viral disease that is well-known for its negative...

Toxic shock syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition resulting from bacterial toxins entering the bloodstream. Most...

Autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues, organs, or cells, perceiving them as threats....

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has continuously evolved, giving rise to several distinct variants. Each variant...

Vaccines are biological products that help the body build protection (immunity) against specific diseases, like infections or cancer....

As the chill of fall settles in, it signals not just the changing of seasons but the arrival of flu season as well. While many people...

The immune system is a complicated network of cells, tissues, and molecules that protects the body from harmful invaders such as...

I. Introduction Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a growing global crisis, threatening to undo decades of medical progress. As bacteria...

Measles, once on the brink of eradication in many parts of the world, has made an alarming comeback in recent years. Despite the...

I. Introduction Antibiotics are pivotal in treating bacterial infections, which was one of the most important discoveries of the...

We know that it's common to lose our sense of smell or taste sometimes when we have some kind of cold, infection, or allergies. Humans...