Infectious-disease Articles

Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages

16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week. ...

Four-inch worm hatches in woman’s forehead, wriggles to her eyelid

The parasite, typically found in dogs, was visibly moving under her skin. ...

CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status

Elimination status is lost if the virus spreads continuously for 12 months. ...

Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles

SSPE is a rare but always fatal disease that destroys a child's brain. ...

Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s

The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range. ...