Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bat on Wisconsin flight prompts rabies probe

(AP) -- Health officials say a bat on a flight from Wisconsin to Atlanta last week has sparked a national search for passengers to protect them against possible rabies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

In US, sexuallly transmitted infections hit new highs

Sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis soared to new record highs in the United States last year, public health officials said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Norovirus outbreaks have increased to prepandemic levels

The number of norovirus outbreaks increased in the 2021 to 2022 surveillance year, returning to levels similar to prepandemic levels, according to research published in the Sept. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Autism spectrum disorders

How autism is diagnosed

According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Listeria outbreaks in produce are rare, deadly

(AP) -- An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that has killed as many as four people is a mystery to disease specialists who are used to seeing the pathogen in deli meats and soft cheeses.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

We've had 25 million flu cases in 2023. Will we see a second wave?

As of Feb. 24, Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza ...

Health informatics

Confidence declines in CDC and Dr. Anthony Fauci, survey finds

Battered by waves of COVID-19 and confusion over shifting government messages about it, Americans' confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declined in January with drops both among groups of Democrats/Democratic-leaning ...

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