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You can be infectious from two days to two weeks. The season of sharing — cold germs, flu viruses, stomach bugs and more — is upon us. That magical time when your kid brings home every germ in existence from school or daycare and spread the wealth, and your sneezy...

Laura Tejeda had been up watching her 7-month-old daughter Zoelis’ breathing all night this past November. She had been to a local hospital near the family’s home earlier in the day, concerned about a fever and Zoelis’ breathing being off, but had been sent home. In...

Health care professionals will be able to see for themselves the benefits of using the innovative Temporal Artery Thermometer in hospitals, clinics, and at home Watertown, Mass., United States:  Exergen, a global leader in infrared temperature measurement...

This year’s influenza season looks to be particularly bad. We asked doctors what parents need to know about the virus — and need to recognize when things turn serious. This year, influenza arrived early in the United States, and it is already proving to be more severe...

(NEXSTAR) – While COVID-19 cases have remained flat (albeit pretty high) over the past two months, two other viral infections have taken off: influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV. Tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. The comments by...

All over the world, people are slowly but surely feeling liberated from COVID-19 and want to get out. Thanksgiving is a beautiful holiday in one country, New Year festivities are a big deal in other places. We all want to visit family and friends or go on vacation. In...

Any baby who is less than 60 days old and spikes a fever should be brought into the emergency department for further evaluation. You have probably heard your pediatrician say that a fever in your newborn baby is considered a medical emergency. Any baby who is less...

You may be hearing about a respiratory infection that’s hitting babies and young children particularly hard this year, sometimes resulting in hospital stays. The current headlines are referring to RSV, which is short for respiratory syncytial virus. On the Pulse...

Here's what to look for so you can stay calm and help your child feel better – without rushing to the ER. Fevers in children can be a cause of significant anxiety and stress in parents. The concern stems from not knowing the cause of the fever, not knowing what to do...

With an increasing number of cases of people suffering from fever being reported, here's a guide to differentiate between Covid-19 and dengue. While several flu symptoms are similar, there are specific distinctions in either cases.  Written By  Zee Media Bureau Dengue...

Currently we are seeing high rates of many different viruses affecting children within our area, including RSV, flu and rhinovirus/enterovirus. Schools, daycares, stores, restaurants and other crowded places expose children to these viruses.  Given the high number of...

The STAT panel featured Kathrin Jansen, former head of vaccine R&D at Pfizer, and Jacqueline Miller, therapeutic area head of infectious disease development at Moderna. BOSTON — Even after leading the charge combating the worst pandemic in a century, vaccine...

New lab data suggest that vaccines and prior infections may not offer enough protection against several new COVID-19 variants cropping up in the U.S. and around the world. Dr. David Ho, director of Columbia University’s Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC), and...

Patients are reporting crowded waiting rooms and hours-long wait times. Although COVID-19 remains in a lull, hospitals across the country are in crisis amid a towering wave of seasonal respiratory illnesses—particularly RSV in children—as well as longer-term problems,...

Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection that causes rashes and swollen neck glands. It affects young children, but adults too can be get it. The United Kingdom is reporting a surge in cases of scarlet fever, a contagious infection that mostly affects children. Cases of...

01/6​ Mutations in monkeypox virusMonkeypox is a viral disease which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared as a global health emergency. The total number of cases in the global monkeypox outbreak has now surpassed 70,000. In a new research, experts note...

In 2022, Chile saw an influenza season with atypical timing and severity, indicating similar cases may occur in regions such as the United States. Influenza may be more severe and strike with different timing than usual during the 2022 to 2023 influenza season, based...

01/7How to avoid the spread of typhoid fever?As common as typhoid fever is, it is as concerning and life-threatening. Given the advancements in medical fields, the illness has become an easily treatable disease. However, ignorance and delayed diagnosis can lead to...

Influenza is hitting the United States unusually early and hard, resulting in the most hospitalizations at this point in the season in more than a decade and underscoring the potential for a perilous winter of respiratory viruses, according to federal health data...