Tagged With Diseases

11 diseases that can pass from animals to humans

Sophia Mitrokostas

Flesh-eating bacteria infected a 41-year-old Alabama man after he went river kayaking. Experts say this will become more common as ocean water warms.

Aylin Woodward

A mysterious and deadly fungal infection is spreading across the globe, and no one knows how to stop it

Julia Naftulin

Mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus and dengue fever may have access to 1 billion more people in the years ahead

Aylin Woodward

Scientists want to build a doomsday vault of germs that could one day help save humanity

Peter Kotecki

I tried a test from troubled poop-testing startup uBiome that let me peek inside a 'forgotten organ.' Here's what I learned.

Erin Brodwin

A mosquito virus that had never been identified in humans was found in a Florida boy — here's what to know about the Keystone virus

Kevin Loria

Cases of syphilis in England have risen by 148% over the past 10 years -- and the epidemic appears to be global

Lindsay Dodgson

An ancient virus that's similar to HIV is spreading around Australia, and doctors are sounding the alarm

Jeremy Berke

Bill Gates says his mentor was a 6-foot-7 'giant' also named Bill

Chris Weller

There are 3 body shapes -- here's what each reveals about your health

Uma Sharma, Jessica Orwig

People hadn't set foot in this ancient 'lost city' in the Honduran jungle for 500 years. Now the government is fighting to save it.

Erin Brodwin, Aria Bendix

Here are all the germs, diseases, and bacteria that live on our phones

Corey Protin

A life sciences VC just raised $616 million to find the next big thing in medicine

Lydia Ramsey

This tragic disease killed at least 20 million people 100 years ago -- and we're still at risk

Corey Protin

Here's what a 'cure' for Alzheimer's disease might actually look like

Lydia Ramsey

While everyone was paying attention to Zika, a much deadlier mosquito-borne virus began to spread

Rebecca Harrington

You don't want to touch these 3 places on a plane

Benjamin Zhang

This could be the year that we eliminate one of the most tragic diseases in history

Rebecca Harrington