A new strain of norovirus now makes up a majority of outbreaks nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new strain's emergence, found spreading throughout the country and on cruise ships,

If there’s one thing you don’t want to endure, it’s the symptoms of norovirus, a brutal stomach bug that tends to cause relentless diarrhea and vomiting for roughly one to three hellish days. And it may be especially difficult to avoid right now,

Norovirus cases are surging in the US, the CDC says. Here are the symptoms to look for, plus how long you're contagious for, per an infectious disease doctor.

Disease experts have called on Chinese authorities to reveal critical data about a worrying outbreak of HMPV, which can be deadly for those with underlying health conditions

Cases are climbing in China, but the situation is very different from when COVID-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV is common and decades old.

On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — also known as H5N1 bird flu — died. This is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S.

The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.