"Symptoms appear 3-14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito and include sudden onset of fever, severe headache, eye pain, muscle and joint pain," and bleeding, according to the Florida ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 10,000 cases of leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever, have been reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, a senior official from the epidemiology unit of the ...

Most spider bites cause local pain, redness and swelling. It's much like a bee sting reaction. A few spiders (such as the Black Widow) can cause a more severe reaction. Helpful if spider seen on the ...

As summer approaches, the number of mosquitoes has noticeably increased in northern India, raising the risk of Chikungunya. This virus spreads through mosquito bites, and most people develop symptoms ...

The CDC has marked dengue fever as a level 1 health alert, urging the public to "practice usual precautions." This includes avoiding mosquito bites by using an EPA-registered insect repellent ...

Oklahoma City, welcome to the rat race ... also known as rabbit fever. Eastern Oklahoma has the dubious distinction of being responsible for a significant fraction of the nation’s cases of this ...

also known as "break-bone fever," is a viral infection transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. According to the Ministry of Health, dengue fever is ...