Parasite infected U.S. blood supply

A parasitic disease transmitted by ticks infected blood supplies in the United States. According to Reuters, there are currently no diagnostic that can detect the ‘Babesiosis’ before people give blood, so the disease is becoming a greater threat to the country’s blood supply. Babesia...

Can you get hepatitis C through sexual contact?

While the chances of contracting hepatitis C through sexual contact is low compared with those of acquiring hepatitis B or HIV, for example, is sometimes important to take precautions. Here we tell you how you can prevent the transmission of this disease of the liver that can cause serious...