A bird-flu pandemic is far from inevitable. But health experts are closely monitoring an outbreak that could quickly escalate ...

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides cells with rapid and efficient protection against viruses. The findings could lead ...

MSK researchers are helping to map the landscape of viruses that infect us all, and to analyze the impact they have on human health and disease.

There certainly are good viruses, say our readers - who also paint a gloomy picture of what would happen if all viruses ...

There’s a virus rapidly circulating through much of the South, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show – and ...

Doctors should use infection control measures if a hospitalized patient has suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1, putting ...

No—for many reasons. First, it doesn’t take much of the virus to make someone sick. For most viruses, people would need to be infected with thousands of virus particles in order to feel ill ...

No—for many reasons. First, it doesn’t take much of the virus to make someone sick. For most viruses, people would need to be infected with thousands of virus particles in order to feel ill ...

And while you may no longer be sick, you can shed this virus for up to a month afterward," he said. "The other thing to remember is that alcohol-based hand gels, while useful for a lot of ...

Emergency room visits for flu and the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are very high. While Covid-19 cases leading to emergency room visits are still low, they are increasing, with wastewater ...