Five years after COVID-19 in 2020, the first-class legal infectious disease will be newly designated. It is a nipavirus infection, a zoonotic disease that occurs in India, Bangladesh, and Malaysia.

We must focus on anticipating zoonotic infection emergence, increasing protection and prevention capabilities and committing to sustained engagement, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Various types of infectious diseases on the rise globally continue to pose a serious threat to public health. Numerous illnesses caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal infections claim the lives of ...

The Infectious Disease in Long Term Care micro-credential covers an overview of different micro-organisms, how they are spread, general principles of infection prevention. Students earn a digital ...

The hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has made headlines for weeks, and while U.S. health officials say ...

In new research, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) show that the 100-year-old Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, originally developed to prevent tuberculosis, protects ...

The belief that infectious agents may cause certain chronic diseases can be traced to the mid-19th century, when cancer was studied as a possible infectious disease. This effort met with little ...

In our clinical fellowship program, you will learn the breadth of common and rare infectious diseases in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings from nationally recognized leaders in infectious ...