Understanding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is an illness that affects your respiratory system. It's caused by a common type of virus called the coronavirus. Read on to learn about its symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
People may become infected with West Nile virus when they are bitten by an infected mosquito. Most WNV infections are very mild or cause no symptoms at all.
Every year in the United States, more people die from healthcare-associated infections than from breast cancer, car accidents and AIDS combined. Proper hand cleansing by everyone who comes in contact with a patient can lower the risk of getting a deadly infection.