RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...

Japan's defense minister says his country will deploy surface-to-air missiles on its Yonaguni Island. The island sits just ...

The flu, caused by influenza viruses that are always changing, leads to fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body ...

You can get it any time of the year, but there is a seasonal increase in the winter for reasons that scientists are not quite sure of. But people spend a lot of ...

The covid wave this winter is less severe compared with previous years, with hospitalization rates down and wastewater levels ...

Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December – a dramatic increase from previous ...

There are hygiene tips to reduce the likelihood of getting sick. Public health officials are warning that the U.S. could be ...

What's up with norovirus, COVID-19, the flu, RSV and other winter illnesses on Cape Cod? Health experts tell us what they're ...

A surge in respiratory illness is typical for this time of year, and the simultaneous outbreak of highly contagious norovirus is piling on to the public health risk. Commonly known as stomach flu, ...

Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff has cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.

Four viruses are circulating in the U.S., sparking concerns of a possible “quademic." Here's what to know about risk factors ...