An unusual hantavirus outbreak at sea is drawing global focus to a rare rodent-borne disease capable of causing severe lung ...

A suspected hantavirus outbreak, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, killed three people and several others ...

Alexander 'Zander' Philogene died after contracting the disease following a trip to Portugal ...

Close up view of syringe needle injecting vaccine into baby leg. A deadly, vaccine-preventable disease is making a comeback. The highly contagious and fast-moving infectio, which primarily affects ...

Hantavirus isn't the only zoonotic disease — in fact, the World Health Organization reports that roughly 60% of emerging ...

Hib, a deadly bacterial infection that causes meningitis, is making a comeback, doctors warn. They say the rise in cases is changing the way they practice medicine.

A handful of children have been hospitalized for a potentially deadly bacterial infection, alarming some doctors about the possible return of a once-feared contagious disease that vaccines tamed.

​It was hailed as a “triumph of 21st century medicine” — a daily pill that cures a life-threatening liver disease in a matter of weeks with minimal side effects and a success rate of more than 95 ...