Travel advisories have been issued for the Seychelles, Bolivia, Cuba, Suriname and Sri Lanka due to chikungunya outbreaks.

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an urgent travel health notice for travelers to a popular tourist destination after a confirmed outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus raised ...

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a small DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. If someone has this infection for a long time, it can lead to ...

Although RSV is a frequent cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), an estimation of its incidence has proven challenging due to a lack of routine testing, overlapping clinical presentations with ...

New FDA-approved immunizations are crucial for protecting infants from RSV, a leading cause of hospitalization for babies under one.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency rooms and urgent cares are seeing an increase of people being diagnosed with norovirus. This highly contagious virus is ...

Ten years ago, the Zika virus shook Brazil. Thousands of babies were born with severe birth defects. Pregnant women faced constant fear, and public health systems scrambled for answers. While the ...

The single-dose injection can help prevent RSV. Learn how it works and when your baby may be eligible.

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

Here's how Nipah virus spreads in India, early symptoms, testing methods, risk factors and why rapid surveillance is key to preventing fatal outbreaks.