How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled scientists, faced with the incredible efficiency of pathogens like the ...

HealthDay News — A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in 2 deaths, federal health officials announced. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that ...

A dog in Chicago has tested positive for rabies, and 13 people are known to have been exposed, according to health officials.

The strange deaths of the human-to-human rabies transmission was reported by the Centers for Disease Control, which became aware of the cases January 27, 2025.

CDC investigation reveals the donor had been scratched by a skunk six weeks before death, with the infection going undetected ...

Surveys show vaccine hesitancy among pet owners in the United States is rising, leaving both animals and people at greater ...

The case is believed to be the "fourth transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to the ...

A Michigan man died of rabies after receiving a donor kidney from a man who was infected with the disease. The donor, who had died of rabies weeks before, was infect ...

Investigators traced the “possible infection source” to the organ donor, an Idaho man who had been scratched by a skunk, ...

Thirteen people who were in direct contact with the rabid dog have started post-exposure treatment and had not displayed any ...

According to the IDPH, the less than one-year-old dog is thought to have originated from a litter somewhere in the ...

Animals with rabies may act abnormally. Some may be aggressive and try to bite. They may act timid, move slowly or act tame. Although wild animals may act strangely when coming out of hibernation, or ...