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Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. This bacteria can also lead to a milder illness called Pontiac fever, which resembles flu-like symptoms.

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of bacterial pneumonia. Here’s what you need to know.

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a rare but curable bacterial infection that can cause nerve damage, blindness and paralysis if left untreated.

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an ancient disease that can cause damage to the skin and nervous system.

The Centers for Disease Control released findings last week of two cases of a “drug-resistant” infection in New York.

New York City declared an end to its mpox outbreak Wednesday, crediting a successful vaccination campaign and mitigation efforts with keeping transmission very low for two straight months, according to the health department. The city reported more than 3,800 cases of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, between May 2022 and December 2022, according to its disease outbreak summary. At least two…

In an emotional video on Instagram, Celine Dion reveals she has stiff-person syndrome. The rare medical condition forced her to postpone dates on her European tour next year.

Tens of thousands of minks that were set loose from a farm were wreaking havoc on small animals and property in Van Wert, Ohio.

Scientists are finding ways to curb the future community spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, monkeypox and polio by investigating the wastewater found underground. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino brings you to the sewers to uncover the process.

City health officials said two New Yorkers dead after contracting monkeypox had other illnesses making them vulnerable. News 4’s Chris Jose reports.

If your heart sinks a little bit every time you hear New York announce a “first case” of something these days, you’re not alone. This latest development out of the Empire State needn’t make it sink further, but it is something of which state Department of Environmental Conservation officials urge you be aware. The agency confirmed Wednesday that a...

Polio has now been found in New York City wastewater samples, suggesting the virus is spreading, Melissa Colorado reports.

NYC health officials dropped the news Friday. Here’s what it means.

The virus that causes paralytic polio infections has been detected in New York City wastewater samples, state and city health officials jointly announced Friday, sounding the latest in a series of escalating alarms about potentially ongoing community spread of the once-dreaded childhood disease declared eradicated in the United States more than 40 years ago. Concerns about the re-emergence of another…

Polio has now been found in wastewater samples from two different locations in Orange County, raising concerns that the virus is spreading, Sarah Wallace reports.

New York City health officials plan to open additional appointment slots for the monkeypox vaccine Tuesday afternoon as the city navigates distribution of a frustratingly small supply of doses and cases double in the span of one week. Getting hands on a vaccine as the outbreak worsens and New York City accounts for a sizeable fraction of the country’s...

Long Island’s share of the state monkeypox outbreak remains low with five confirmed cases spread across the two counties, and health officials want to keep that case count low. Next week, Nassau and Suffolk County are preparing to distribute more than 1,000 doses of a vaccine in hopes of curbing what’s already breaking out across New York City. Two...

New York City health officials added another nearly two dozen presumed monkeypox cases to the burgeoning count on Friday, bringing the total to a widely-believed underreported 160 patients as the largest-ever U.S. outbreak continues to swell. The additions that city health officials added on Friday mark an 84% increase in presumed monkeypox cases in just the last week and a…

New York City has quickly become the epicenter of the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. and communities most affected are scrambling to get their hands on a limited supply of the vaccine.
In this week’s episode of The Debrief, News 4 reporter Erica Byfield talked to a New York City resident about his experience contracting monkeypox.

Manhattan has come to lead the nation in the number of confirmed Monkeypox cases and residents are asked to make an appointment to get vaccinated against the illness. Erica Byfield reports.