Mitigating potential communicable disease in refugee populations is a subset of efforts for human rights, equality, and dignity. A basic multilateral framework could improve health care in these ...

Your body is home to a microbiome full of bacteria, pathogens, fungi, and viruses. Typically, they don’t cause any harm. But sometimes, microorganisms can cause disease. You can also contract ...

Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

Our distinguished infectious disease epidemiology faculty at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health have experience in the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of infection and ...

Dr. Sameer Bhati, Public Health Analystn says that infectious diseases have been with us forever, together with the Common cold and COVID-19. Even though new and advanced treatments and vaccines have ...

Measles cases are popping up around the country. Doctors share what to do after a measles exposure and what to do to stay ...

Infectious diseases are defined as those that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. A person can be infected with a pathogenic microorganism ...

The coronavirus, first identified in China, was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020. Borders are being closed to travelers, airline flights ...