Ebola
False rumors are swirling that Burning Man has been hit by Ebola, a virus spread via body fluids that can cause bleeding and seizures
Rumors that there's an Ebola outbreak at the flooded Burning Man festival spread after users of X, formerly known as Twitter, shared a fake CDC post.
A dangerous strain of Ebola is spreading fast in Uganda – vaccines and treatments aren't working against it
In Uganda, Sudan Ebolavirus is killing healthcare workers at an alarming rate.
3 types of viruses that can jump from animals to humans, and which ones scientists are watching to prepare for the next pandemic
Global efforts to track infectious disease often start by surveilling animal populations, since some viruses can jump from animals to humans.
WHO employees reportedly sexually abused 50 women in the Congo during Ebola outbreak
29 out of the 50 women became pregnant and were forced by employees to have abortions, Reuters reported.
The CDC says the US will screen and track people traveling from countries with Ebola cases
Travelers coming in from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea will have their info sent to local health departments for tracking purposes.
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Guinea declares first Ebola outbreak since 2016, after confirming 7 new cases linked to a funeral
Seven people who attended a nurse's funeral later came down with diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. Now Guinea has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak.
The FDA has approved a Regeneron drug as the world's first treatment for the Ebola virus
The US government, which helped fund the drug's development, will buy thousands of doses over the next six years for the Strategic National Stockpile.
Just 6 years after Ebola killed more than 11,000 people, West African nations are bracing for a coronavirus spike
West Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world, many lacking doctors and vital resources such as ventilators.
Trump's approach to the 2014 Ebola outbreak offered a preview of his coronavirus response. He spread false info, attacked rivals, and tweeted through the whole thing.
In 2014, Trump ignored public health experts on Ebola, while relentlessly criticizing Obama via Twitter. It was a preview of his coronavirus response.
We're repeating one of the worst mistakes of the Ebola outbreak in the hunt for a coronavirus cure
"We have no reliable data" on coronavirus treatments, one researcher said. How that could change over the next few weeks.
The US is 'not a global power' thanks to Trump's disastrous coronavirus response as China fills the void, former US officials warn
US diplomats and officials say that President Donald Trump has created a void in global leadership that China is rushing to fill.
The US is using its famous 'Ebola plane' private jet to rescue coronavirus-stricken Americans around the world. Take a look inside the modified Gulfstream.
The go-to air ambulance for the CDC and US State Department transported over 40 Ebola-infected patients and is already flying COVID-19 missions.
11 surprising ways pandemics have changed the course of human history
From understanding the crucial role of vaccines to regularly sanitizing public spaces, these are some of the ways pandemics have changed the world.
6 deadly bioweapons the US Army has faced since 1969
The Army's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases was set up in the 1960s to fight superbugs. It's had plenty to do.
Trump falsely used the term 'Chinese virus' again. This is not the first time a pandemic has fueled xenophobia.
People blamed the coronavirus on China. This phenomenon of blaming groups of people for disease has existed since the bubonic plague.
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An ER doctor who survived Ebola shares the harrowing reality of the coronavirus pandemic and levels a stark warning
Dr. Craig Spencer, who's cared for Ebola patients and survived the disease himself, works at an ER in NYC. He explains why he fears the COVID-19 virus.
The coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic — here's how the world has handled global outbreaks in the past
Prior to COVID-19, there have been a lot of deadly epidemics, which have prompted different courses of action from governments globally.
Trump in 2014 said Obama was 'a psycho' not to immediately cancel flights into the US amid Ebola outbreak in West Africa
As the president looks to calm the markets over his handling of the Coronavirus, his past tweets paint a different picture.
While the world focuses on the coronavirus, people in China with other illnesses may pay a price long after the outbreak ends
"People with preexisting conditions, they're the ones who may suffer," Tolbert Nyenswah, a senior researcher at Johns Hopkins University, said.
Facebook confirms it's restricting employees' travel to China amid coronavirus concerns
The virus has killed more than 100 people so far.