Smallpox cannot be cured and is highly contagious. If you're diagnosed with the disease, your doctor may very well place you in isolation or quarantine to prevent the infection from spreading. You'll probably remain in quarantine until your rashes...
Molluscum contagiosum, known simply as molluscum, is a contagious viral disease that can infect adults suffering from a weakened immune system, but most often affects children between the age of one and 10. The virus causes a characteristic skin...
Before the introduction of the polio vaccine, an average of 16,316 people in the U.S. contracted polio every year, but in 2008 not a single person living in the U.S. contracted the disease, according to the National Institute of Allergy and...
FluMist is the trade name for a nasal spray influenza vaccine. The vaccine contains live but weakened virus particles that provoke antibody production against influenza but do not cause disease. FluMist is a live, attenuated influenza vaccine or...
According to Harvard Medical School, Edward Jenner who was a country physician from England created the first vaccine in 1796. Jenner developed the small pox vaccine, which changed the course of this deadly disease. Since that time, many other...
Pustules are red bumps on the skin that are filled with pus. The fluid contains oil that is secreted through the pores of the skin. Pustules usually remain small and red. According to Medline Plus, pustules are commonly associated with acne but...
Smallpox once was one of the deadliest disease on the planet. The variola virus causes the disease which could both disfigure and kill people. While there still is no cure or treatment for smallpox, the disease was virtually eliminated from the...
Your baby's doctor likely wants to give her a series of vaccinations during the first year of life and beyond, but you may have heard conflicting reports on whether it's necessary, or even safe. There are a variety of side effects that can occur...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend vaccination as the first step to reduce the risk of infection with seasonal and pandemic flu. In very rare cases, influenza vaccines are associated with serious neurological side...
