What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said. Including, it seems, the brain. The measles, mumps ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said ICE told detainees they were exposed to TB while being held in Anchorage.

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