pandemics

A recent surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in Minnesota has health officials on high-alert. AFM is a rare disease which mimics the symptoms of polio. The illness can cause paralysis in extreme cases. AFM begins ...

Michigan health officials are reporting a rare case of deadly Eastern equine encephalitis. The case is reportedly located in the western portion of the state. According to officials from the Allegan County Health Department and the Michigan Department ...

Officials in Zimbabwe have banned people from gathering in the country’s capital of Harare. The move is an attempt to contain the recent cholera outbreak that’s already killed 21 people in the region. Zimbabwe Republic Police ...

One of the most popular antidepressants in the world is now being linked to antibiotic resistance. Fluoxetine, known by the popular brand name Prozac, is now being implicated by Australian researchers for stimulating the antibiotic ...

A Nigeria to Britain flight manifest is being pulled after UK health officials discovered a rare case of Monkeypox. Due to the infectious potential of the disease, passengers who flew on the flight are being ...

CBS News is reporting that a passenger plane traveling from Dubai to New York City is now in quarantine at JFK airport. The flight landed at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday with numerous passengers reportedly ill. The ...

Many Southern California residents are seeking answers and solutions to a new aggressive species that has invaded the region. The small but mighty Aedes mosquito is an aggressive insect that leaves behind painful, irritating bite ...