Since the clade 1b mpox epidemic was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in August, 2024, The Lancet journals have published papers1,2 calling for urgent action and ...

New research highlights a potential link between cold sores caused by HSV-1 and an increased risk of dementia.

After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the disease came to an end, people in parts of Africa started getting sick with something rarely seen before - mpox. Researchers eventually ...

A live virus vaccine contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that helps your body develop an immune response without you developing symptoms of the disease it is intended to prevent. Examples ...

An individual in California tested positive for clade I mpox last week after traveling to East Africa, where the virus is ...

Researchers link a virus that may affect as many as 80 percent of Americans to an increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's ...

Hispanic and African-American adults are less likely to get physical activity. You are less likely to develop coronary heart disease. This is even if you smoke, drink alcohol, or don’t have a healthy ...

Chickenpox is also highly contagious, Clark County Public Health warned, explaining the disease is mainly spread through close contact with someone who is infected. Early symptoms include fever ...

Sheep and goat pox is a generalized viral disease characterized by fever, the appearance of papules and vesicles on the skin, and respiratory involvement, often resulting in death either directly ...

There's currently a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda. If you've travelled to Rwanda or have come in close contact with someone who has travelled to Rwanda, monitor yourself for symptoms. If you ...

A new study questions the notion that reexposure to chickenpox in adulthood completely prevents the development of herpes zoster, or ...