pandemics

Three United States airports will now screen passengers amid a new Chinese “mystery” virus scare. Some are saying the virus could be “Disease X,” prompting international fears. Federal health officials prompted the screenings after pneumonialike ...

Health officials in the Philippines have declared a polio outbreak emergency. The World Health Organization categorized the country as polio-free around 20 years ago. But now the country’s top health officials claim that polio has ...

If Leprosy sounds like some barbaric, middle ages disease, that’s because it is. The disease is now rearing it’s ugly head once again in Los Angeles’ surging homeless community. This same homeless community has been ...

A Russian lab that houses some of the world’s most terrifying illnesses just exploded. The lab, which contains live versions of smallpox, ebola, anthrax, and the plague, suffered a massive gas explosion. There are only ...

Eastern equine encephalitis is forcing some Massachusettes communities to change high school sports game schedules as officials issue warnings over the fatal illness. Communities across the state are prepping in an effort to help stop ...

“It is 53 blocks of suffering that is on a level that is hard to fathom.” That’s one of the opening lines in a new Seattle based KOMO news report over the dwindling conditions on ...

Southern California is now experiencing a surge of West Nile virus cases, local officials say. Indications of West Nile are now being found in Northridge, Reseda, Signal Hill, and Carson. Officials are encouraging local residents ...