Coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, so now there’s a new virus outbreak in China
A tick-borne illness is rearing its head in China after first being discovered nearly a decade ago. The virus causes cough and fever, and can …
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CDC begs backyard poultry owners to stop kissing their chickens in wake of Salmonella outbreak
You don’t have to live on a farm to raise chickens, and so-called “backyard poultry” operations have steadily risen in popularity across the United States …
Plague-ridden prairie dogs pose danger to Colorado tourists
Officials at a Colorado wildlife refuge are cautiously moving forward with a plan to reopen parts of their facility this week in the wake of …
Mysterious illness that killed a Texas couple in Fiji remains unknown
The bizarre illness that claimed the lives of two U.S. residents on vacation in Fiji remains unknown, but new details reveal some of the symptoms …
One million people are diagnosed with an STI every day, according to WHO
Hearing that you’ve contracted a sexually transmitted infection is obviously not great news, but it’s a reality for up to a million people every single …
Three cases of potentially deadly rat lungworm infections confirmed in Hawaii
Health officials have now confirmed a total of three cases of rat lungworm disease in travelers who spent time in Hawaii. A report from the …
An HIV patient may have been cured of the disease for only the second time in history
The fight to beat HIV has been going on for a long, long time. The disease, which can be treated but not yet reliably beaten, …
Hunters in 24 US states warned of ‘zombie deer’ disease
Deer hunting is a big deal in many U.S. states, and surveys suggest that around 10 million hunters participate in the activity regularly. As any …
Woman’s fatal brain-eating infection linked to tap water
People will try just about anything to combat a bad case of the sniffles. Whether it’s from a cold or allergies, a runny or stuffy …
Asian ticks have arrived in the United States, and they’ve brought disease with them
Outdoor adventurers in the United States have plenty of tick problems of their own, and anyone who ventures into the woods in many areas of …
Man’s death linked to consumption of squirrel brains
Hunting for your own food can be a rewarding and liberating thing, but knowing where to stop when preparing wild game for consumption is obviously …
To truly stop the spread of malaria, we might have to treat mosquitoes instead of ourselves
Malaria is an incredibly devastating disease that regularly infects hundreds of millions of people every year, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths. In tropical areas, …
China has samples of a deadly new flu virus and it won’t share them with anyone
Diseases can spread incredibly rapidly throughout a population, and as past outbreaks of infections diseases have demonstrated it’s incredibly important that scientists have time to …
Woman goes horseback riding, ends up with 14 parasitic worms in her eye
In the latest example of why you should never go outside or do anything besides binge Netflix shows all day, an Oregon woman was discovered …
