Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a potentially deadly fungal infection that has been called California's "silent epidemic."

Children are more likely to have autism if their mothers had the flu or a prolonged fever during the first or second trimester of pregnancy.

A fungal infection called Valley Fever is on the rise in the Southwest United States.

The SkiFever & Snowboard Show starts this weekend!

Grand Canyon National Park, the National Park Service Office of Public Health, Coconino County Public Health Services District, and other park partners are investigating a positive case of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) contracted by a recent visitor to the North Rim. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/tick-borne-relapsing-fever.htm

IT is the biggest game that England have played in years.

A BRAZILIAN restaurant is set to bring the carnival atmosphere from the streets of Rio to the heart of Southampton as Brazil face Colombia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup tonight.

A two week celebration of theatre will highlight the best of West Midlands’ creativity this March.

It's starting to smell like spring. The Northwest Flower and Garden Festival, running Feb. 26-March 1 at the Washington State Convention Center, will offer plenty of tips, tricks and displays for inspiration.

Could it be all the smack talk between Seattle and San Francisco football fans has spread to our bridges? If you believe in the Twittersphere, then yes. The Bay Bridge tweeted that it’s happy the Seahawks vaunted fans will be on hand to console the team when it loses on Sunday. Ouch! The 520 suggested […]

With little else to do and undeniably glorious weather in some parts of the country, Australians are heading outdoors in notably large numbers. But will our healthy new habits stick once COVID-19 is gone?

The green hills of south-west Victoria couldn't be further from the latest outbreak of the highly contagious viral disease African swine fever (ASF) in Timor-Leste, but pork producer Xavier Meade isn't taking any chances.

There has been a significant decline in the number of Q fever cases reported so far this year compared to the same period last year.

Amid international efforts to find a vaccine for the deadly pig virus, Australian authorities and industry are bracing for an outbreak that some pig farmers fear is "inevitable".

African swine fever has depleted China's pig herd, creating a protein shortage that is benefitting Australian sheep farmers.

The deadly march of pig-killing African swine fever is continuing, with one quarter of the world's pigs now dead, according to meat and livestock analysts.

Sniffer dogs are being urgently flown to northern Australia to try and stop a disease that has wiped out around 20 per cent of the world's pig population from coming onto Australian shores.

African swine fever is believed to have first emerged early last century, but due to a lack of commercial interest no vaccine was developed. Now the world is racing to find a way to stop the spread of the disease.

Australia's chief vet says a highly contagious disease that's led to millions of pig deaths is set to spread, but a new biosecurity levy is beset by costly delays.

A deadly pig disease that has decimated herds across Asia has spread closer to Australia with the Philippines confirming it has tested positive to African swine fever.

Scientists say after running an eradication program for the past eight years, Far North Queensland can be declared free of dengue fever for the first time in more than 100 years.

It's estimated that African swine fever has killed 25 per cent of the world's pig population. The deadly disease has now reached Timor-Leste, about 650 kilometres from Darwin.

Retailers still operating online and distributing from warehouses during the coronavirus pandemic can now prevent people who are potentially infected with the virus from entering their premises, with the installation of remote, fever-detecting CCTV equipment.

Airport temperature screenings mark latest discord between Trump administration and CDC over federal coronavirus response and science of public health

Dancing at home during the shutdown is the coronavirus pandemic's bathtub gin.

Airport temperature screenings mark latest discord between Trump administration and CDC over federal coronavirus response and science of public health

Around two fifths of the world’s population (those in tropical and subtropical countries), or up to 2.5 billion people, are at risk of dengue infection. An estimated 50 million infections occur annually worldwide, with 0.5 million of these cases being admitted to hospital for dengue haemorrhagic fever. Approximately 90% of these cases are in...

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General measures discourage all self-referrals to the emergency department. For adults, self-referral to the emergency department has been associated with nonsevere disease, whereas severity of illness of self-referred children is still unknown.

One in four parents properly judged and acted on their febrile child’s illness by presentation to the emergency department on their own initiative. Measures to discourage parents from self-referral may potentially result in delayed or missed diagnoses. (Read the full article)

Fever without an apparent source is common in children. Currently in the United States, serious bacterial infection is uncommonly the cause. Most cases are assumed to be viral, but the specific viral causes have not been delineated. Antibiotics are frequently prescribed.

By using polymerase chain reaction, we detected pathogenic viruses frequently in children with fever without an apparent source. Adenovirus, human herpesvirus-6, enterovirus, and parechovirus were predominant. Testing of blood had high yield. Better recognition of viral etiologies may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. (Read the full article)

Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said YSR Telemedicine will continue on a permanent basis and village clinics will have great utility in times of health emergency.

People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience. (November 27, 2012)

Fever is a pain, quite literally, but new evidence hints at its purpose. Here’s what you need to know

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