Avian flu, mad cow disease, hantavirus, black plague and other notorious ailments originated with animals and made the jump ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that ...

Measles is considered one of the most contagious diseases. It can linger in the air, infecting non-immune people even two hours after an infected person leaves the room. How the measles virus ...

Hand–foot–mouth disease is a distinct monomorphous exanthem that is most commonly caused by the Coxsackie A16 virus and human enterovirus 71. Meningoencephalitis and myocarditis are rare ...

The Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology provides clinical instruction, consultation and other related services for SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and the VA Saint Louis ...