RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...

Smithers said norovirus is a very resilient virus that can live on surfaces for multiple days. Hand washing and disinfe ...

February is American Heart Month and a good time to raise awareness about heart disease, the nation’s leading cause of death.

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Local public health officials suspect highly pathogenic avian influenza in recent wild and domestic bird deaths.

Public health officials are closely monitoring the latest bird flu outbreak that has sickened or killed millions of birds, ...

William Schaffner: Norovirus is an intestinal virus that can make you very, very sick. It is indelicately called winter ...

With flu season in town again, people are looking for effective treatments. But not all of these treatments are safe.

This development follows a confirmed case of Sudan virus disease., a strain of the Ebola virus, reported in Uganda.

Bird flu (avian influenza) has become an increased concern in the health community throughout the United States.