There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.
Global health and travel-related maladies are a group of diseases that can pose a serious threat to people who have traveled to certain countries. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Tuberculosis is highly contagious and can be deadly. Accurate, quick and efficient laboratory diagnosis helps protect patients and others.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impairs the immune system by infecting certain immune cells.
Meningitis (inflammation of the protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord) can be dangerous. Quick, accurate diagnosis is crucial.
Because infants are vulnerable to infection with their still-developing immune systems, fevers during the first months of life are taken seriously.
A type of bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. diff), causes one of the most common health care-associated infections in the United States.
Infections and antimicrobial resistance pose a profound threat in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) so special protective measures are emphasized.