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Delta flight to Chicago quarantined due to passenger with suspicious blister

All of the passengers aboard Delta Air Lines flight 3163 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Chicago Midway International...

Upper Midwest & Eastern states named high-risk Lyme Disease areas

Horses, humans and other mammals may face increased risks of Lyme Disease infection in certain regions of the United States, according to medical...

CDC offers Lyme Disease pointers for equestrians & outdoorsmen

Whoa! Lyme Disease is a perennial problem for equestrians, farm staffers, outdoor sports participants and others that spend plenty of time enjoying...

Google earth used to map infectious disease spread

The mapping of infectious diseases can be vitally important to determining the source of the infectious disease and eradicating it. As far back as...

Bacterial Disease Sepsis Diagnosed in New Device Trials

The leading cause of death in hospital intensive care units is sepsis, a bacterial disease that can start anywhere in the body. Now a new device is...

Southwest Airlines passengers exposed to measles

A modern day "Typhoid Mary" who contracted measles while traveling in England, may have spread the highly contagious disease to...

Condoms may not protect against HPV

Condom use is no guarantee for HPV prevention in sexually active people. This is because the HPV virus can infect a larger area than other sexually...