The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S., Mississippi. What are their habitats?

Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois tested positive for a rare bacterial disease, prompting health officials to urge ...

Some Illinois residents and pet owners are being urged to use caution after a dead rabbit was diagnosed with tularemia in recent days.

A rabbit found dead in Tuscola was confirmed to have died from tularemia, officials in Douglas County said. Now, the Douglas ...

Malaria is a vector-borne disease. It is spread through female anopheles mosquitoes. These mosquitoes carry single-cell P.

On World Malaria Day, we explore how malaria differs from other mosquito-borne diseases—from the mosquito species involved to symptoms, misdiagnosis, and even surprising historical and cultural links.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

“Flea bites often result in small, red bumps, with a ‘halo’ around the bite center,” says Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., a ...

A Shalimar man has been charged with child neglect after authorities located a child on Saturday, who said he was not being ...