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5th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City ABC NewsNYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: 5th person has died FOX 5 New YorkNYC legionnaires’…

Malaria cases have entered a sharp spike in Zimbabwe this year after U.S. aid cuts to the country. At this new unprecedented malaria rate, hospitalizations and…

August 10, 20252 min readDid Disease Defeat Napoleon?Napoleon’s campaign against the Russian Empire was one of the most costly wars in history. Many soldiers died of…

Mysterious Illness Decimating Sea Stars Finally IdentifiedA devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environmentBy Andrea…

What Is the Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak That Has Killed Two People in New York City?Fifty-eight people have been infected—and two have died—in a New York City…

Two people have died and at least 58 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in a cluster that broke out in the Harlem area of…

“It was like a battleground,” Drew Harvell remembers. “It was really horrible.”She’s reflecting on a time in December 2013, on the coast of Washington state, when…

Music superstar Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease.The singer-songwriter and actor shared the diagnosis with his fans in an Instagram post Thursday that reflected…

At least 22 cases and one death have been documented in Central Harlem since last week. A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease is ripping through Central…

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I…