The CDC has issued urgent back-to-back Health Alert Network advisories warning clinicians and public health departments in ...

A potentially fatal virus that causes fever, vomiting and severe watery diarrhea among small children is raging throughout Northern California, recent data shows. “It’s extremely contagious,” Dr.

A scenic wildlife excursion may have set off a deadly chain of events aboard an expedition cruise now at the center of a growing health investigation.

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain. Here's what to know.

CAPE VERDE, Africa — Three passengers from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly disease outbreak have been evacuated and flown to the Netherlands for treatment, as international health officials ...

Three cruise ship passengers died and several others fell ill because of a suspected hantavirus outbreak. The disease is typically caused by inhaling infected mouse droppings on land and isn’t usually ...

A common virus carried by up to 90% of people can become deadly if reactivated. A new study suggests chronic kidney disease may trigger this virus. Reactivation can cause PML, a severe brain disease ...

West Nile virus has been found in two dead crows in Southern California, officials have revealed — a week after it was ...

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.