Travel advisories have been issued for the Seychelles, Bolivia, Cuba, Suriname and Sri Lanka due to chikungunya outbreaks.

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

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Bangladeshi researchers have uncovered an emerging bat-borne virus in archived throat swabs and viral cultures from five ...

A 25-year-old nurse in West Bengal has died from Nipah virus infection, marking the state’s first recorded fatality. The highly fatal virus spreads from bats or through close human contact and can ...

The deadly rare virus has no known cure.

A sequencing study conducted in Uganda reveals that one in four people has been exposed to a deadly hemorrhagic virus.

Scientists have mapped how genetics and life experiences leave lasting epigenetic marks on immune cells. The discovery helps ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...