A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in ...

The Chikungunya virus is spread by infected mosquitoes and causes symptoms like fever and severe joint pain. There is no specific medicine to treat the virus, and the best way to prevent it is by ...

What is chikungunya virus? Symptoms and advice after first case confirmed in New York - Health authorities have urged people to take precautions against mosquito bites when travelling ...

Additionally, people with febrile illness may experience fatigue or weakness for an extended period — up to weeks or even months — following recovery. In very rare instances, the virus is spread ...

On July 12, a new deadly Nipah virus infection was confirmed in a 52-year-old man in the Palakkad district of Kerala, marking the tenth instance of Nipah virus spillover (transmission of the pathogen ...

An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in Massachusetts is believed to have it. Here in Connecticut, the CDC says ...

With hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to look for and ways to treat the illness.

New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines ...

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the ...

Clade I, the version of mpox now circulating in Southern California, is not new to science. It’s been responsible for severe ...

PortMiami is well known as the place where thousands of cruise ship passengers set sail on their tropical vacations, a time for fun, relaxation and, often—the stomach bug. While cruise ships are far ...