The growing epidemic of the Zika virus poses serious risks: microcephaly, eye defects and impaired growth.
The percentage of gonorrhea infections that has become resistant to recommended drugs increased by more than 400 percent from 2013 to 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The director of the CDC said a Pennsylvania woman's infection was not controlled even by colistin, an antibiotic reserved for "nightmare bacteria."
Zimbabwe's capital and most populous city, Harare, has confirmed six cases of typhoid fever in the past five days in various suburbs, sparking fears of a major outbreak.
Uthukela Mayor Dudu Mazibuko said the scholarship for virgin young women is intended to "reduce HIV, AIDS and unwanted pregnancy."
With those affected having recovered or near recovery, a health official downplayed the possibility of the virus spreading in the state.
About 350 of those possibly infected in California were infants, the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center says.
HIV has been declining globally and the U.N. wants to eradicate the epidemic by 2030.
Antibiotic resistance has been described as "one of the biggest threats to global health today."
A measles outbreak in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 428 people and infected some 30,000 others since the start of this year, the U.N. said Friday.
New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells might lose his foot because of MRSA, a bacterial infection, but he’s hardly the first NFL player to get sick from the infection.
The virus is fatal in more than a quarter of cases. Japanese officials have reported a rise in the number of infections but are not sure how to combat it.
The student, who was not identified, spent time on campus and in the community last week before developing a measles rash, city health officials said Monday.
Head lice are becoming immune to over-the-counter medications and common treatments, warn medical experts.
Between 8,000 to 18,000 people are reportedly infected with Legionnaires' disease annually in the United States.
The victim may have contracted the disease from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal, according to health officials.
Legionella bacteria are spread through airborne water droplets, not from person to person.
The fan-favorite "Infection" mode has been teased by developer 343 Industries for its latest installment.
The retired Anglican archbishop was readmitted to a hospital in South Africa "after expressing renewed discomfort," his foundation said Tuesday.
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of HIV, and the government there is hoping handing out cool condoms will combat a widespread decrease in condom use.
Scientists at Harvard University have developed a portable, low-cost paper machine that can detect a number of diseases instantly.
Florida's saltwater beaches are teeming with a rare bacteria that can be fatal.
