Carl Zimmer writes about the results of a new genetic study of humans and the diseases that afflicted us over the past 37,000 year ...

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 recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

"In order to prevent the entry of dangerous infectious diseases into Russia, sanitary and quarantine measures are taken at all border crossing points," the statement added ...

In April of that year, patients started appearing at hospitals in the industrial city of Sverdlovsk, now known as ...

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...

The county is responding to a potential anthrax outbreak in Gatanga Constituency, after over 600 residents ate meat from a ...

Anthrax is a potentially deadly disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which humans can contract from infected animals or contaminated animal products.

Anthrax is a potentially fatal disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Humans can contract it from infected animals or contaminated animal products.

Anthrax is a highly infectious bacterial disease found in herbivores, especially cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats. It can be passed to humans, is resistant to heat and chemicals and can survive ...

Anthrax Outbreak in Thailand: Know causes, symptoms and treatment for this disease In addition to the first verified anthrax-related fatality in Thailand, two further individuals have been ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. While the infection is often treatable in its early stages, once the disease has progressed beyond the “point of no ...