Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

The film discusses the prevention of communicable diseases by highlighting how germs spread and the measures individuals and communities can take to stop this spread. It emphasizes the importance of ...

JEFFERSON CITY — In an effort to bolster infectious disease response and prevention, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has allocated funding to local governments across the state.

This Research Topic will bring together research that examines how infectious diseases affect women’s health across the life course and how prevention, ...

MISSOURI (KFVS) - Health officials are warning everyone to use caution in light of a Missouri patient infected by a brain-eating amoeba. At last check, the patient is in the ICU. Doctors say the ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are on the rise in parts of California. It typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms ...

Media attention given to the recent Ebola outbreak has overshadowed the fact that any number of communicable diseases can cause significant harm and death. Acute respiratory infections, such as ...