Viruses

Flu Rates 2025

As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

Philly's cure rate for hepatitis C has risen to nearly 60% over the last decade

Hepatitis Cases Philly

With cases of norovirus rising this winter, here are tips to protect yourself from getting the stomach bug

norovirus cdc outbreaks

Cases of EEE, a rare but often deadly mosquito-borne illness, are higher than usual this year

Children's Health

'Slapped cheek' disease is on the rise. Here's how the seasonal illness spreads and is treated

Fifth Disease CDC

Wistar Institute opens research center dedicated to finding an HIV cure

Wistar Institute HIV Research

Dengue fever is a rising threat in the United States, CDC warns

Dengue Fever CDC

New measles case reported in Philadelphia region

Bird flu has infected U.S. dairy cows for the first time, but the risk to the public is low, health officials say

Bird Flu Cows

COVID-19 is surging again in Philly, but hospitalizations and deaths are not

City warns of possible measles exposure after case confirmed in Center City office building

Measles exposure Center City

RSV vaccine for babies, given to their mothers during pregnancy, receives FDA approval

Children's Health

Preventive RSV shot for infants and toddlers approved by FDA

Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses – here's how to tell the difference

Sore Throat Cause

A little-known respiratory virus surged this spring as other illnesses receded

Human Metapneumovirus hMPV

Children's Health

Children who had RSV as infants are more likely to develop asthma, research shows

RSV asthma risk

First mpox rapid test developed by Penn State researchers

30 swans killed by bird flu at Lake of the Lillies in Point Pleasant Beach

Bird Flu Point Pleasant New Jersey

Flu season is off to an early start in Philly, but it's hard to predict how it will shape out, officials say

Flu season Philly

An RSV outbreak is surging in the United States; here's what parents should know

RSV Outbreak

Children's Health

A spike in respiratory illnesses is filling children's hospitals in Philly

children's hospital bed

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections

COVID-19 virus flu infection

Colleges need to prepare for monkeypox to spread among students, infectious disease experts say

Monkeypox Temple University

How well do monkeypox vaccines prevent infection? A virologist answers 6 questions about the shots

U.S. declares public health emergency over monkeypox as virus spreads

Kissing became increasingly popular 5,000 years ago – and so did cold sores

Kissing Cold Sores

Children's Health

3-year-old Pennsylvania boy battles rare Powassan virus complications from tick bite

Powassan Virus Pennsylvania Boy

Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research finds

Mosquito Virus Odor

Monkeypox case found in Philadelphia, but officials say virus poses 'extremely low' risk

No smallpox found in vials discovered at Merck lab in Montgomery County, CDC says

Smallpox

Camden County Starbucks employee contracts hepatitis A, customers urged to get vaccinated

Starbucks employee Hepatitis A

Canine coronavirus known to have infected people could demonstrate how viruses spread between species

Canine coronavirus

One vaccine dose may be enough for people who had COVID-19, Penn scientists say

Coronavirus variants spreading in New York City, California raise concerns

Children's Health

CDC fears resurgence of rare, polio-like disease in children

AFM outbreak 2020

What to make of the new H1N1 swine flu with 'pandemic potential'

H1N1 Swine Flu

Mütter Museum offers virtual tour of 'Spit Spreads Death' exhibit

Spit Spreads Death exhibit

Will the coronavirus pandemic make you a germaphobe? Probably not, but it may bring new habits

coronavirus germaphobe

Coronavirus cases may wane this summer, but don't count on warm weather to end the pandemic

Number of millennials diagnosed with hepatitis C has nearly quadrupled in 10 years

Hep C cases surge

How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs

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Most American adults should be screened for hepatitis C, health officials say

New U.S. guidelines call for most adults to be screened for hepatitis C

Student at William Penn High School in Delaware diagnosed with mumps

Mumps New Castle high school

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