The road to Machu Picchu, which morphs into a railway for its most spectacular sector, begins in the Valle Sagrado, or Sacred ...

Colombia has declared a national health emergency amid a yellow fever outbreak, with 76 cases and 34 deaths reported.

They were long since cut, and cleared and used. But people in the Andes of Peru are changing that. The guide wears a traditional red woven Andean poncho. He sets his llamas to graze on the lush ...

The findings have prompted the public health department to seek intervention of its engineering wing to control the said violations, the officials added. With the rise in temperature and ...

Drinking alcohol, especially beer, can cause excessive sweating and raise body temperature due to the widening of blood vessels, attracting mosquitoes.

Blood type plays a significant role, as people with type O blood attract more mosquitoes than those with blood type A, AB, or B.

Here are some top strategies for avoiding tick bites, mosquito stings and the diseases they carry. Do a simple tick check to avoid Lyme disease and other illnesses "It's very, very important to ...

The aedes aegypti mosquito is small, with black and white striped legs, Willat also pointed out. Uruguayan health authorities expect an increase in cases after Tourism Week, infectiologist Zaida ...