Virus

Inside hospitals, a drug-resistant fungus is spreading between vulnerable patients. Why does the CDC consider it an urgent antimicrobial-resistance threat?

Anchored off Cape Verde, the MV Hondius remains under restrictions as health officials investigate a suspected hantavirus outbreak on board.

From raw oysters to tiny cuts, Long Island’s warming waters are raising concerns about a rare infection that doctors say can turn deadly fast.

Indian health authorities are investigating confirmed Nipah virus cases and expanding surveillance as they assess the potential for wider spread.

Since its discovery in 2009, Candida auris has emerged as a serious global health concern due to its drug resistance.

It's believed the person was bitten by a flea in South Lake Tahoe.

A new type of "super pig," a cross-breed between domestic pigs and wild boars has been threatening flora and fauna in northern states after emerging from Canada

The Biden administration informed Congress of its intention to bring the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies to an end this May.

Officials are working to identify a mystery parvovirus-like illness spreading across Michigan that has already killed dozens of dogs in the state.

On Monday, the CDC announced that its monkeypox guidance has been updated after the first suspected case of human-to-dog transmission of the virus was reported.

A team of international scientists identified a new virus called the Langya virus, which has already been detected in 35 individuals in China.

Biden's Health and Human Services Secretary made the declaration Thursday, more than a week after WHO declared monkeypox a global emergency.

California becomes the latest state to declare a state of emergency, joining New York and Illinois, in an effort to combat the rising cases of monkeypox.

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the growing monkeypox outbreak to be "a public health emergency of international concern."

Health experts are worried that monkeypox cases could spike following Pride month because a majority of confirmed cases have been among gay and bisexual men.

The 28-year-old artist shared the news on social media Friday, after he was forced to cancel a number of tour dates: "My body is telling me I got to slow down."

Scientists and experts are trying to figure out why the virus has suddenly been seen in widespread areas over the past month with hundreds of reported cases.