Over 100 years ago, the gold mining industry of South Africa had a problem: too many workers were dying from pneumonia.

Over one hundred years ago, the gold mining industry of South Africa had a problem: too many workers were dying from pneumonia. They turned to Dr. Almorth Wright, a British ...

Waterborne diseases are illnesses caused by pathogenic microorganisms transmitted mostly in contaminated water. As they pose ...

The sword will soon be replaced as part of a restoration project by the Sons of the American Revolution and Hackensack.

Viral infections and fever due to it are quite common as the season changes. We all are often troubled by this. Health ...

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and ...

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If you are an adult with a fever over 104 F (40 C), call your healthcare provider. If it is over 105 F (40.5 C), go to your nearest emergency room. For a newborn, a fever of 100.4 F (38 C) requires ...

A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognised cause of ...

Laboratory screenings further revealed that 7.6% of the participants tested reactive for Salmonella typhi ‘O’ that causes typhoid fever and 0.2% tested positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen ...

The saying "feed a cold, starve a fever" implies that eating helps when you're sick with the sniffles and fasting is beneficial for a fever. The centuries-old adage comes from the false idea that the ...