The topic and treatment of contagious disease has become controversial since COVID-19 came along, but what is not ...

Influenza comes on suddenly, which is different than a cold, and you’ll likely feel much worse with fever, aches, pains and ...

RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...

South Carolina reports its first pediatric flu death this season amid rising cases and hospitalizations. Health officials ...

Dr. Todd Ellerin discusses the current risks from bird flu and other diseases, along with the announcement that the U.S. is ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...