With the onset of the monsoon in Dakshina Kannada (DK) district, cases of viral fever, dengue, malaria and jaundice are being reported, and leptospirosis, commonly known as rat fever, has now surfaced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view shows a partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Malini Menon NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's flood-ravaged Kerala state is facing shortages of a drug that fights an infectious ...

SAN DIEGO — The mother of a Southern California girl diagnosed with rat-bite fever is sharing her story to educate other parents about the danger. Rat-bite fever is a potentially deadly infection ...

Kerala reported two deaths from leptospirosis (rat fever) in Kannur and nine new cases. The state also saw fresh cases of dengue, malaria, and Shigella, with over 11,700 people seeking treatment for ...

“Rat Bite Fever,” the disease that led to a multi-million dollar pet store lawsuit in San Diego, sent another child to the emergency room. An 8-year-old Menifee girl is recovering from the disease at ...

A California girl is recovering after she was diagnosed with rat-bite fever, which doctors believe she contracted from one of her pet rats. Cali, whose last name was not revealed during a press ...