Cases of parvovirus B19, commonly called "slapped cheek disease," are rising in the United States, especially among children. The highly contagious viral infection is usually mild in healthy people ...

More people in the U.S. have become infected with a highly transmissible seasonal respiratory virus commonly called "slapped cheek disease" that can pose serious risks to pregnant women and people ...

A woman who underwent facial reconstruction following a car crash has shared her harrowing experience of an infection that caused her new prosthetic to eat away at her face. Vanessa Carter, 47, from ...