A chest infection feels like a temporary illness. A few days of coughing, fever, and fatigue, followed by medication, and life returns to normal. But .

CDC data show SARS-CoV-2 and RSV continue to impact younger children and older adults, with significant hospitalization and mortality rates across the US.

Doctors are warning people to stay vigilant as a seasonal flu virus that can lead to pneumonia and bronchitis spreads in ...

Currently there is no vaccine to prevent this virus and no specific antiviral therapy to treat HMPV, according to the CDC.

A multi-center study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's sheds new light on why some newborns become severely ill from Escherichia coli infection, but others do not. It turns out that most ...

Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays.

The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday. The virus — called Nipah — kills more than half of the people it infects. Nipah virus, which ...

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial–viral infections in ...

A virus with no treatment or vaccine is rising in NJ, adding to flu, RSV and COVID cases in NJ. Here's the symptoms, how ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu New research reveals how measles infection disrupts immune memory and increases vulnerability to other infections, reinforcing why high vaccination coverage remains critical to ...

Respiratory tract infections continue to impose a substantial global disease burden, with lower respiratory tract infections remaining the leading cause of death worldwide. According to 2021 data from ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus with no vaccine and no targeted antiviral treatment, is among the respiratory illnesses currently going around in the United States alongside ...