When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.

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While driving is such an ordinary part of life, many people lose their lives each year as a result of vehicle-related accidents. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that road-related ...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that severe cases of yellow fever have a case fatality rate of up to 60%, most severe cases of yellow fever have a case fatality rate of ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The risk for death from COVID-19 is 1.38% overall, according to a new study. However, the fatality ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania has tested positive for the highly contagious Marburg disease, a virus with a ...

Standing order naloxone dispensing was associated with a 16% annual relative decrease in opioid fatality rates. Community opioid fatality rates significantly decreased following standing order ...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported a record low fatality rate in 2023 with their goal to increase road safety. According to a TxDOT news release, the fatality rate for the 2023 ...

Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...