Cases span more than a dozen states, with people getting sick from a strain of the bacterium that is showing resistance to a number of antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Disease Society of America, joins The Lead.

Of the 34 people affected by salmonella tied to backyard poultry, 13 people were hospitalized, according to the CDC. Here's how to stay safe.

(NEXSTAR) – Cases of valley fever, a fungal disease caused by spores found within soil in (mostly) the Southwestern part of the U.S., has been rising in recent decades, prompting warnings from local ...

Federal health officials have alerted the U.S. public that a drug-resistant strain of infectious Shigella bacteria is posing a threat to public health. In an April 9 report from the U.S. Centers for ...