Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The period of most contagiousness for COVID is generally up to 10 days after the onset of symptoms, but it can vary depending on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flu season is here in New Jersey, but other illnesses are in full swing as well. Cases of influenza increased during holiday ...

The COVID variant XEC is the latest strain being talked about amongst experts as the next possible dominant variant to watch for this fall. It’s been spreading across Europe this summer and is poised ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH The COVID-19 incubation period is the time between exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the onset of symptoms.Over 98% of people in the U.S. have some COVID-19 ...

Dec 1 (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients who received cancer treatments that suppress their immune system may remain contagious and able to spread the coronavirus for two months or more, according to a ...

COVID-19 may be most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptom onset while patients are mildly or moderately ill, according to research published Aug. 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine ...

As we cope with our fifth COVID summer, people are once again navigating travel and social events while in the midst of yet another wave. This raises the perennial question: If you test positive, how ...

Research shows that many viruses can linger in the air and on surfaces long after an infected person has left the room — ...