There's only so much daycare and preschool facilities can do to keep germs away from children, but there's some things ...

Kids seem to have a constant string of illnesses. But which signs of being sick mean they should stay home? Here are some ...

Says a pediatric infectious disease physician, “Our expectation is that we’re going to have several more weeks yet of a lot ...

Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says. For the first week or so of ...

Two children have been taken to hospital after becoming ill while swimming at a leisure centre. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said a number of children aged between seven and 10 were coughing ...

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious infectious diseases, can cause serious complications – such as blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain – and even turn deadly, ...

The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton notes.

You may be seeing and hearing a lot of people coughing and sneezing around you right now as the Public Health Agency of Canada has said influenza is widespread in many parts of the country.

State health officials are seeing the highest numbers all winter lately with approximately 9.5 of the 600 tests for RSV ...

The best protection against whooping cough is vaccination, but rates among children have fallen in recent ... issues and had been in contact with sick birds. “While there have been no documented ...

Flu hospitalizations and doctor visits are at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss influenza trends ...