A deadly virus closely related to a family of infections with mortality rates approaching 75 percent has made it to North ...

A fatal virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus was discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland.

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On ...

The Nature of Viruses Viruses are microscopic entities that require a host's cellular machinery to replicate. Unlike bacteria ...

The virus that causes eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has evolved to infect mosquitoes. To be able to spread between ...

A vaccine designed to help protect babies from the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is now free during pregnancy. RSV is the ...

Typical household cleaners like hand sanitizer or wipes don't kill germs from norovirus. Here's what you can use instead.

That’s according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine earlier this month, which found that 4.5% ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

For example, colds are not caused by exposure to cold weather or getting wet in winter. Having COVID once does not provide ...

A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called "chronic fatigue ...