Fecal-oral transmission. Studies have found virus particles in infected people's poop. But experts aren't sure whether COVID can spread through stool. If an infected person uses the bathroom ...

Compared to the single epidemic, the transmission curve of the SARS-CoV-2 exhibits a lower trend when co-epidemic with ... the number of peak co-infections was mainly positively correlated with the ...

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Infection with the COVID virus is associated with rapid growth of plaque in arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, also called coronary arteries, researchers reported in a new study published ...

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have peaked and are beginning to decline in many areas of the United States, according to data released last week. Meanwhile, COVID-19 and flu activities ...

The 30-day risk of death during the 2022 to 2023 season was 1% in those with COVID-19, 0.7% in those with flu, and 0.7% in those with RSV. All mortality and hospitalization rates were similar in ...

Here’s what we know—and still don’t know—about COVID. At first, there was uncertainty over how the virus spread. Many people wiped down their groceries and used hand sanitizer to avoid getting the ...

Higher levels of long COVID were found in lower-income households. More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID as of 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests.

For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report was halted. It returned on Feb.

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. But there have been plenty of other illnesses to ...