Fever is one of the most common reasons parents seek medical care for their children. While it can be alarming, fever is the ...

The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières said Wednesday that at least two patients at its ...

As we head into cold and flu season, pneumonia and whopping cough are spreading in Massachusetts, particularly among ...

A low-grade fever in infants, which is slightly elevated but not quite 100.4 degrees, may be a sign of a mild infection. Fever symptoms typically depend on how high your body temperature is.

The new thinking is that mild fever can be a positive adaptation and shouldn't necessarily be treated. At other times, though, fever may spur the microbes' growth rate by raising the temperature ...

The McHenry County Department of Health is urging residents to take extra precautions to reduce the spread of the highly ...

An Iowa resident has died from a suspected case of Lassa fever after returning from West Africa. Lassa fever, an acute viral ...

It may be better to let a mild fever run its course instead of automatically reaching for medication, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of Alberta found that untreated ...

About eight in 10 people who contract Lassa fever have mild symptoms, including slight fever, tiredness, weakness and headaches, or they experience no symptoms at all and are never diagnosed, the CDC ...

"Casual contact is not sufficient to transmit Lassa fever." "Lassa usually is a mild disease, but in severe cases it can cause uncontrolled bleeding and shock." The CDC confirmed that Lassa fever ...

Early symptoms are similar to a common cold, can last for one to two weeks and typically include a: Runny or stuffed-up nose Low-grade fever (lower than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) Mild, occasional ...