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What is Snake Fungal Disease?
We are slowly learning about how this disease affects snakes.
Cost Puts Miracle Drug Out of Reach for Dying Infants
Doctors want to push the drug maker and insurers to find a better solution.
How Flies Are Even More Disgusting Than We Thought
It's unknown how dangerous flies are to humans, but a new study demonstrates that they carry lots of microbes.
What Is Monkeypox? Smallpox-Like Virus Hits Nigeria
The United States was the site of the first monkeypox outbreak outside Africa, in 2003.
Three Reasons Why Trump's Health Minister is in Liberia
Tom Price is in the West African country to survey its post-Ebola recovery and offer U.S. support.
Morgellons: Skin Disease or Delusional Infestation?
“I guess it just feels like you have bugs underneath your skin, crawling around in these little tunnels.”
Danish Man Tests Positive For Zika Virus
Man in his mid-twenties suffered fever, headaches and muscle pain
That Bird Just Saved My Life: What Animals Can Teach Doctors
Some of the best medicine is being practiced by doctors whose patients aren’t human.
11 Reported Cases of Plague in U.S. Since April
Since April, three Americans have died of plague, according to the CDC.
Human Cannibals’ Brain-Eating Ways Led to Disease Resistance
Mice bred with the gene are immune to mad cow disease.
Polio's Last Stand
99% of polio has been eliminated, but now war and Ebola are threatening to derail the ambitious programme
Sierra Leone Workers Dump Ebola Bodies Over Pay Dispute
Workers are protesting after not receiving their hazard pay for dangerous working conditions
Louisiana to Block Ashes of Ebola Victim’s Belongings From Entering State
Incinerated items belonging to Thomas Duncan may remain in Texas because of fear of spreading the disease.
A Survivor Describes How It Feels to Have Ebola
A Liberian surgeon who survived Ebola plans to go back to work to help others with the disease
Feverish Man Being Tested for Ebola in New York City
The deadly virus may have arrived in America's most crowded, populous city with a man who recently visited west Africa
The 20-Year-Old Ebola Treatment That Could Save Kent Brantly
How blood transfusions may have saved seven Ebola patients 20 years ago
Malaria Vaccine Shown to be Effective for 18 Months
The decades-long race to create a malaria vaccine may be on the edge of a breakthrough
Sierra Leone's Leading Ebola Doctor Contracts Ebola
Sheik Umar Khan, 39, has treated more than 100 victims
How Saudi Arabia Let the Deadly MERS Virus Spread
Experts say inadequate state oversight and a failure to learn from past mistakes have all hindered Saudi Arabia's battle against the SARS-like virus
Tuberculosis Is Back, and Nastier Than Ever
Some 450,000 people developed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis last year, a variant that can’t be cured by common drugs.