INFECTION

The NFL's infectious disease consultants, in a newsletter sent to team doctors and trainers outlining the primary facts of the Ebola virus, said they do not currently recommend screening for possible contact with infected patients.

There is no vaccine for EV-D68, but frequent hand-washing can prevent it from spreading.

There is no specific treatment or medication yet to tackle enterovirus EV-D68, which can be fatal in some cases.

It takes $404 to safely bury the body of just one Ebola victim.

Scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of one of the worst pandemics in human history.

Sandi Tucker Kennedy, a Maine mother of four, died on Monday from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

A new study has found that one out of three patients who sought treatment for a cat bite were hospitalized.

Bob Costas' eye was a topic of conversation on the internet during Thursday's Sochi Olympic coverage.

Dozens have tested positive for latent TB infection at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, following the deaths of two infected newborns.

David Kwiatkowski, a traveling hospital technician, was sentenced to 39 years in prison on Monday for stealing painkillers and intentionally infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C.

Focus is on packets of dressing that may be tainted with the bacteria.

Chills probably don't give you sniffles, and breathing steam likely won't cure them.

Sometimes the lab rat is the one in the lab coat.

Worry is growing among Florida residents after a man died from being infected by vibrio vulnificus, a rare, flesh-eating bacteria found in salt water.

The Centers for Disease Control is moving to track and combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States.

Little Rock’s Willow Springs Water Park has closed after a second child in three years contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba.

The CDC released an update on the cyclospora outbreak, adding Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, and New York City to the list of areas and states reporting cyclospora infection cases.

The cyclospora outbreak under investigation by the CDC has now spread to 11 states, affecting more than 285 people as of Thursday.

The CDC is currently investigating an unknown source of a cyclospora outbreak, which has spread to eight states and affected more than 250 people.

A flesh-eating bacteria killed a Louisiana man and infected three others whose wounds were exposed to seawater.

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