A new book looks at the health links between animals and humans. June 12, 2012— -- intro: Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz is a sort of modern day Dr. Dolittle. For the past six years, the UCLA ...

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Since 2013, "kissing bugs" have been reported in 31 states. In eight of these states, humans were reported to have locally-contracted Chagas disease, according to the study, which was published in ...

The parasitic kissing bug disease is not new, but it has become increasingly common to the point of being endemic in the U.S.

Regardless of how the COVID-19 pandemic started, it's clear that deadly diseases can jump from animals to humans ‒ and a new report from Harvard Law School and New York University finds we're not ...

Kissing bugs, also known as eastern-cone-nose bugs or triatomine, can bite faces and infect humans with Chagas disease.

Human and animal health are closely linked, with many diseases shared between them. As our world becomes more developed and interconnected, the proximity between wild animals and humans is shrinking, ...

In the past, Jude Capper has consulted to MSD Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health and Zoetis Inc; and has also consulted to the British Cattle Veterinary Association. Professor Capper's research cited ...

From chimps tending wounds with bug juice to birds using cigarettes to ward of ticks and lice, animals have adapted creative ways to ward off health threats. Monarch caterpillars snack on milkweed, ...

The world's deadliest animal may not be what you think it is. Find out why the CDC the mosquito is the deadliest animal.