This virus is highly contagious and can be passed through close contact with an infected individual, through contaminated ...

Outbreaks of norovirus, which causes acute gastroenteritis, leading people to get sick with nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, are ...

In the throes of winter's yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you.Wash ...

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Infectious diseases are illnesses you can develop when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or other organisms enter your body. You may acquire an infectious disease from people, insects, animals ...

according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Newsweek has reached out to the CDC via email for comment. Norovirus, the leading cause of foodborne ...