A malaria patient who lives in the DC region has been released from the hospital after contracting the deadly disease locally, the Maryland Department of Health reported Friday. The local case of ...

The world's deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It's the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, there's another thing to worry about when visiting Florida: Leprosy. In a recent research letter published on the CDC website, the authors say there is ...

Lagos' health commissioner states malaria in Lagos is now rare, urging residents to question diagnoses and avoid unnecessary ...

Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Across Africa, it kills nearly half a million children younger than 5 each year. A new vaccine, only the second of its kind, holds the promise of ...

Orient mosquito (Anopheles minimus), engorged with blood, feeding on the human host, 2005. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) For the first ...

With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the ...

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A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate life-threatening diseases – and where they may fall short. View on euronews ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ed Reschke via Getty Images Early this month, health officials in the Democratic Republic ...