Humans have always battled microbes. But if the assaults seem to be coming more frequently and ferociously, that's because they are ...

The US has experienced a series of epidemics during the past five decades. None has tested the nation’s resilience like the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has laid bare critical ...

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 ...

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 ...

This issue of the journal features a Series of three papers on artificial intelligence (AI) in infectious diseases. The Series, led by Anna Odone (University of Pavia, Italy) and published online in ...

Infectious diseases are common worldwide. Your immune system is able to fight most germs that you grew up with. If you've been deployed abroad, you may have encountered some germs you're not used to.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the COVID outbreak as a pandemic, and some public health experts have since predicted that the disease will become endemic over time.

Secondary prevention—screenings, guidelines, and recommendations. Clinical screening of at-risk populations for infectious and communicable diseases is considered secondary prevention, because you are ...