An 11-year-old boy came into the clinic with a fever, rash and lesions on his body. Infectious disease scientist and Chief Medical Director Dimie Ogoina examined him. At first, doctors thought it ...

If a person is bitten by a vector and becomes ill, it could be a vector-borne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since the diagnosis of the first human case of ...

Many different diseases can be spread by airborne pathogens. Learning how to protect against them is important for your health and the health of your community. Stay informed with our live updates ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disease that causes dementia and death. Although its symptoms are similar to diseases like Alzheimer's, CJD progresses more rapidly. There ...

"Name it after my son Tundu Lissu," she suggested to laughter, playing off her popular nickname "Mama Samia" and opposition politician Tundu Lissu. On Sunday, Ms. Hassan further compared the ...

The findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, also reveal a new target for a universal treatment for human autoimmune disease. The research was led by Tomokazu Sumida, an ...

The findings also reveal a new target for a universal treatment for human autoimmune disease. More than two decades ago, a research team in the lab of David Hafler, a Yale researcher who at the ...

“Does that lion have a name?” asked President Samia. "If not, name him Tundu Lissu.” Mr Lissu is the leader of the main opposition party Chadema. He was arrested earlier this year for ...

The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person or animal they can pick up viruses or germs too. If they can go on to bite someone ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan surprised many by naming a lion at the Kizimkazi Festival after opposition leader Tundu Lissu, likening the lion's feistiness to Lissu's character Suluhu’s decision drew ...

Fungi are not new. They’ve been living out there for a very long time, possibly millions of years. Most fungi can’t cause disease in humans because they can’t grow at our temperature, which is 98 ...