Infectious Disease

President Trump takes questions from reporters Monday. Joining him at the press briefing on coronavirus are Vice President Pence; Attorney General William Barr; Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator; and Navy Rear Adm. John Polowc

As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Isn't America Hearing From The CDC?

6:00pm March 25, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Usually in health emergencies — HIV, vaping and more — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is key to shaping policy and explaining it. That's changing to America's detriment, leaders say.

A nurse administers a test at a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle.

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Opinion: Early Coronavirus Testing Failures Will Cost Lives

3:20pm March 14, 2020

by Clayton Dalton

The U.S. has been slow to roll out testing, leaving communities in the dark about the spread of the virus. It was a lost opportunity to stop the virus in its tracks.

"As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them," says Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organization and China on COVID-19.

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WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible

3:25pm March 08, 2020

China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.

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Carl Goldman says he was excited to visit new places on the Diamond Princess cruise through Southeast Asia.

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After The Diamond Princess Cruise, Coming Home To A Life In Isolation

8:18pm February 20, 2020

by Elena Renken

Carl Goldman tested positive for the new coronavirus after leaving the ship and arriving in the U.S. He is recovering in an isolation unit of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Buses arrive at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, as the Japan Self-Defense Forces prepare to move American passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday.

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44 Americans On The Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Diagnosed With Coronavirus

4:14pm February 16, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Not all of the Americans on board the vessel, which is currently quarantined in Japan, are sick. Those who are will remain in Japan for treatment.

Your body needs trace amounts of zinc for cell division and other basic biology. Nobody's sure how it works to shorten colds.

Taking Zinc Can Shorten Your Cold. Thank A 91-Year-Old Scientist For The Discovery

9:30pm February 10, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

Dr. Ananda Prasad first turned up zinc's benefits to human growth back in the 1960s. Years later, his study and others found that the right dose of zinc can cut a cold's duration by days.

A delivery person wears a protective mask and suit as he delivers packages by bicycle on Saturday in Wuhan, China.

Does The New Coronavirus Spread Silently?

7:30pm February 05, 2020

by Richard Harris

Scientists are trying to figure out how often people without symptoms can transmit the novel coronavirus. If it happens a lot, that could complicate the response to the outbreak.

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As the death toll from the new coronavirus tops 100, hospitals in Wuhan, China, are attending to many patients with confirmed or suspected cases of the illness. Public health officials are working to prevent further spread of the outbreak in China and glo

Public Health Efforts Step Up Around The World As Coronavirus Cases Rise

9:45pm January 28, 2020

by Pien Huang

Globally, health officials are on high alert, implementing airport screenings, evacuations, border controls and other measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar led a press briefing Tuesday laying out the agency's strategy for preventing the novel form of coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.

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As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

5:25pm January 28, 2020

by Richard Harris

With cases growing quickly abroad, the federal government announced several measures to prevent the new coronavirus from taking hold in the U.S.

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Tove Skaftun, the chief nursing officer for the Community Health Center of Snohomish County, points out a sign warning people who could have been exposed to the new coronavirus from China to identify themselves.

Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles

12:03pm January 28, 2020

by Will Stone

In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks.