Disease spread can occur in almost any place–from homes to offices– for children, it usually occurs in schools. A school experiment conducted in 2018 demonstrated how easily germs are spread among ...

Knowing how germs are transmitted is key to preventing disease, and it varies for different bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. In some cases, you have to come into direct contact with an infected ...

I recently had one of those moments that only other parents or full-time caregivers of young children are likely to understand: I was holding my miserably sick baby, who was sneezing, coughing and ...

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...

Each winter, cold and flu season reaches its peak. That leaves a lot of people dealing with coughing, sneezing and fevers. People often take fever reducers to lower their body temperature when they’re ...

One of the hardest working tools in the kitchen is a sponge. You grab it to wipe a counter, wash a dish, and scrub the sink. But, how often do you clean the sponge? Just think of all the bits that are ...

With sample makeup testers, what you can’t see could hurt you. "Good Morning America" went undercover to department stores and discount retailers, swabbing testers for lipstick, mascara, foundation, ...

Researchers at the World Health Organization have identified 17 pathogens most in need of new or improved vaccines, including threats like HIV, malaria, and influenza. Reading time 3 minutes The World ...