Learn more about coccidioides, the fungus responsible for valley fever, and what researchers are doing to monitor and track ...

Texas is home to nearly 30,000 species of insects, nearly a third of all in the nation. While most bugs are harmless, some ...

Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick.

The change in season may give rise to respiratory viruses. It is important to protect not just yourself but those around you ...

Most commonly, people get chills if they have a fever caused by a bacterial or viral infection. However, causes of chills ...

Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...

Early Lyme disease symptoms include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes, sometimes accompanied by a "bullseye" rash. Ticks thrive in shady areas and are ...

Tick season is here, and as such the Southern 7 Health Department is conducting active tick surveillance for all species, including those causing Lyme disease.

Early Lyme disease symptoms include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes, sometimes accompanied by a "bullseye" rash. Ticks thrive in shady areas and are ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...

She also reports fever and chills for 2 days. Urine culture grew Proteus Mirabilis. She was treated with 7 days of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Fever and chills improved after antibiotic treatment.