List of All Articles with Tag 'disease'

How much water should you really drink a day? Well, it’s complicated.

Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease is, by all accounts, pretty awful: A person with the disease hosts a parasitic worm that forms a painful blister under the skin that eventually bursts, allowing the worm to emerge and lay its eggs in water. Those afflicted don't just endure pain (although there's plenty of that); they also run the risk of secondary infection and permanent paralysis, and there are economic consequences to the disease, too.

Here's how to stay safe when you take a dip at beaches, lakes, or rivers.

Canadian wildfires have caused air quality alerts to go into effect across the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.