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 be fatal in some cases. It’s possible that >>
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CDC says new coronavirus is even more dangerous than we thought
The Chinese coronavirus that has been spreading like wildlife in parts of the country and popping up elsewhere around the globe may be even more dangerous than we all already assumed. A new >>
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 a plague outbreak amongst prairie dogs in the >>
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 they were experiencing before rushing to a doctor >>
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, often wins, but news out of London suggests >>
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 hunter will tell you, nabbing a deer isn’t >>
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 pretty important. A case of a 61-year-old from >>
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, the disease runs rampant as infected mosquitoes spread >>
