Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between infection ...

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies virus, avian influenza, and Ebola virus disease. Over 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic ...

Avian influenza A viruses, particularly the H5N1 subtype, continue to grab headlines — raising concerns for the public who is likely leery of another pandemic. Yet many infectious disease experts say ...

Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...

For most of the past century, the United States’ track record on infectious disease has been quite good. Thanks to major investments in public health, diseases such as smallpox, polio, yellow fever, ...

There is growing concern in South Florida as travelers return from Cuba amid mosquito-borne illnesses spreading throughout the island. CBS News Miami spoke with a man who arrived at Miami ...

The U.S. is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic with more and more long COVID cases emerging. Bird flu is a growing threat. The country is dealing with measles outbreaks, and antibiotic-resistant ...