Epidemics

Stomach bug makes it’s way to NJ

Debi Johnson

1 minute read A contagious stomach virus circulating in the Northeast has been on a steady rise since November — ...

Cases of ‘100-day cough’ are rising in the UK. Here’s what you should know about whooping cough

Debi Johnson

Cases of the highly contagious disease have more than tripled in the UK, with experts urging pregnant women and children ...

‘Walking pneumonia’ epidemics have been reported in parts of Europe. Here’s what you need to know

Debi Johnson

Much like China, several European countries are seeing rising cases of mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes “walking pneumonia”. How ...

Westview YMCA had active case. 500 kids exposed

Debi Johnson

Officials in Nebraska are testing more than 500 children and staff at an Omaha area YMCA drop-in daycare center for ...