This was a crucial moment in our evolutionary history, but it also marked a significant change in our relationship to ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

New landmark research has successfully mapped 37,000 years of infectious disease across ancient human populations.

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...

VAX-24 Phase 1/2 Adult Proof-of-Concept Data Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Highlight Best-in-Class Potential of Vaxcyte’s 24-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) Candidate ...

Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our new research shows.

"Very high" levels of the virus were detected by the CDC in New Mexico, with "high" levels in Oregon, Arkansas, and Maine.

Articulating a comprehensive definition of health and disease has been a historically intricate task. The earliest conceptual frameworks for health and disease can be traced back to the ancient ...

But do any infectious diseases have a 100% fatality rate? And if so, what makes them so deadly? Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.