A patient being treated at a Dallas, TX hospital is the first confirmed case of Ebola diagnosed in the US, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

Cases of respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have been popping up all over the US. Health officials are now looking into whether the virus might be tied to limb weakness and, in some cases, paralysis.

Caviness Beef Packers, a Hereford, TX firm, has issued a recall of more than 23,000 pounds of products containing beef trimmings. The products may be contaminated with E. coli .

A Louisiana firm recalled nearly 40,000 pounds of frozen, precooked chicken strips Thursday, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The recalled chicken may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .

Cases of children with respiratory illnesses caused by enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) are popping up all over the US. On Wednesday, US health officials released the latest case numbers.

Tuberculosis (TB) is not as common in the US as it once was. Yet cases of the disease remain a concern, as was recently evidenced in West Texas.

With case estimates as high as 1.4 million by mid-January, the Ebola outbreak continues to spread in West Africa. In response, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Ebola treatment for emergency, limited use.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to be a major health concern. New recommendations call for more measures to address this problem.

Earlier this week, President Obama announced US troop assistance to curb the spread of Ebola in West Africa. But even as more international partners offer their support, cases of infection continue to rise.

Ruth Atkins, 48, was the first volunteer to receive a candidate Ebola vaccine in a University of Oxford trial Thursday.