A retired infection control nurse says she has never known a situation in hospitals where four viruses are rife at such high ...

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

Carle Health has updated its mask and visitor guidelines for all of its facilities.

If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

If you've heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it's easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent's heart. Babies can wind up hospitalized or even die ...

Drivers of the increase in norovirus cases may include a new strain, but continued precautions, good hygiene, can help reduce ...

While a seasonal uptick in respiratory viruses is expected in winter each year, we’re still seeing higher overall numbers ...

Norovirus infections can occur at any time of year, but they tend to peak during the colder winter months—that happens every ...

Infants typically receive the vaccine in a three-dose series of DTap shots between two and six months of age, then two more boosters by age 6. Adolescents and adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 ...

To prevent colds, keeping your immunity up before September and onwards may steer a virus away. Learn about cold prevention ...

The recent surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough — five times the number of infections last year as the year before ...