SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has issued a rabies advisory after a racoon tested positive. According to the DOH-Sarasota, a raccoon was killed in the ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...

Always-confined dogs likely play a very minimal role in the maintenance of rabies virus transmission. Conversely, dog owners who allowed their dogs to roam freely were more likely to utilize the free ...

Technically, Rabid is about a new strain of rabies ... of using zombie media for social commentary. In the film, the residents of the Red Crow reserve are immune to a zombifying virus due to ...

Two dogs that were exposed to the virus will be quarantined as required under the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. A nearby feral cat colony was also potentially exposed. An exposure is defined ...

(Courtesy: Canva) Facebook Twitter Reddit Copy current article link Toronto Public Health (TPH) announced a temporary change to distributing the rabies vaccine due to a shortage. In an e ...

Rabies is rare in Canada, but humans can get infected if they are bitten by an animal with the virus. Symptoms — including confusion, breathing problems and seizures — can show up in two to ...

Rabies is rare in Canada, but humans can get infected if they are bitten by an animal with the virus. Symptoms — including confusion, breathing problems and seizures — can show up in two to ...

Small rodents (e.g., rats, mice and squirrels), are rarely found to be carrying the rabies virus. Exposures to these animals require post-exposure prophylaxis in exceptional circumstances only, such ...