Rabies: A Difficult Disease To First Diagnose

Rabies is difficult to diagnose in the early stages as the symptoms are common to many other infections.

Alpaca TB alert as woman who campaigned to get animals tested contracts the disease from one of her own pets

Dianne Summers, 51, from Redruth, Cornwall, was struck down in with what appeared to be flu, but within eight days her condition deteriorated into a life-threatening emergency.

Absences due to illness close Bishop Blanchet High

Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle has closed until Friday because about 10 percent of its students are ill.

Whooping cough spreads in SAD 54

SKOWHEGAN — What began as two confirmed cases of whooping cough 10 days ago at the high school and one involving a 7-year-old has spiked to as many as 13 cases districtwide, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

2012 Tick Season Started Early and is Predicted to be Fierce: Topical BioMedics Offers Tips for Coping with Ticks and ...

This year's tick season is predicted to be intense, and a single tick bite can transmit more than one illness. Now is the time to avoid contact with ticks and be aware of the symptoms of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Lou Paradise, president and chief of research of Topicabl BioMedics, Inc., offers important information for coping with ticks and tick-borne diseases.Rhinebeck, NY ...