disease

Fact check: Polio was found in New York wastewater, not its tap water

Polio was detected in wastewater samples from New York City sewage.

August 18, 2022

What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know

Monkeypox spreads through close physical contact, which can occur during sex but does not happen exclusively during sex.

August 10, 2022

Image makes false claims about monkeypox and wasn’t shared by BBC News or the WHO

There’s no evidence the CDC classifies it as “airborne” or has said it can spread to people who are 15 feet away from someone who is infected.

August 8, 2022

From AIDS to Ebola: Journalism, disease, and the mentality of fear

I remember a day back in the 1980s when I first met a person who…

October 24, 2014

Roy Peter Clark