Measles cases have doubled across Europe and are at the highest number for 25 years, with people in the UK warned about how ...

Its arrival into the UK marked the first time a disease caused by mosquito bites has been transmitted from animal to animal. The West Nile virus also spreads in a similar way, and requires the ...

The BBC Radio 2 presenter, 82, revealed at the weekend he would be unable to fulfill his hosting duties due to ill health.

Norovirus levels in the UK remain high, and experts have warned of some important do’s and don'ts if you have the vomiting ...

A powerful new computer virus was today causing havoc with e-mail ... US but experts believe it was created in Europe. The US, the UK and France are the worst hit of the 17 countries affected ...

The WHO previously warned that the outbreak may have been sparked by another virus jumping the barrier from humans to animals ...

Michelle Saaiman’s two-year-old Juwan lost his sight when a herpes cold sore started growing in his eye seven months ago.

The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry ...

With this many deaths, experts wonder if there should be more cases. In the U.S., death from complications of the virus occur in one to three of every 1,000 cases, according to the University of ...

and the overall risk to the UK population is very low.” Symptoms usually occur between one and three weeks after having contact with Lassa virus.

As UK authorities monitor for potential Lassa fever cases, it's important to understand the symptoms and how the virus spreads. According to the UK Health Security Agency, Lassa fever, the disease ...