infectious diseases
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"The situation regarding dangerous infectious diseases remains unstable," it said, highlighting among other things a "significantly worsened" measles situation in three US states, and a "fatal case of plague" recorded in New Mexico in June.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Since then, it has conducted work to monitor, research and develop treatment for other serious infectious diseases, including cholera, anthrax and brucellosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The research also highlights some of the difficulties scientists face when investigating ancient infectious diseases.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
This isn’t a pandemic anymore, according to experts, but that’s because the virus is now endemic — it’s a part of our daily lives like flu, HIV and other infectious diseases.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The one-sidedness of that exchange of germs becomes even more striking when we recall that large, dense human populations are a prerequisite for the evolution of our crowd infectious diseases.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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