Experts reveal the signs that you're no longer at risk of spreading illnesses like COVID, flu and strep throat to others.

If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a common cold, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at ...

IT’S that time of year when countless illnesses are flying around, from coughs and colds to Covid and flu. Most of the time, these pesky bugs clear up on their own – it just requires ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral infection usually seen in children under 5 years old, although adults can ...

Post-viral syndrome, or post-viral fatigue, describes enduring fatigue and other flu-like symptoms that can occur after ...

When a person presents with the symptoms of a viral infection, a diagnosis may not be so straightforward unless they are infected with a known pathogen. Most rapid diagnostic assays look for specific ...

Gut, immune, and hormone disruptions reveal why long COVID symptoms can be more intense and long lasting in many women.

Palaash Muchhal's hospitalisation with a viral infection and severe acidity highlights a common but overlooked problem, which is gut issues intensifying during fevers. Doctors say dehydration, stress ...

University of Manchester biologists have for the first time started to unpick the long-term biological changes associated ...

Myositis is a group of conditions that cause muscle inflammation and weakness. Viral myositis occurs as a complication of a viral infection, such as influenza viruses or enteroviruses. Viral myositis, ...