A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility ...

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 ...

A 25-year-old nurse in West Bengal has died from Nipah virus infection, marking the state’s first recorded fatality. The ...

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Canine coronavirus and influenza D are two zoonotic viruses that researchers say have “considerable potential” for causing future epidemics in people. In an article published recently in Emerging ...

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but serious brain infection. It gradually destroys brain tissue ...

(Reuters) -Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus, results from a mid-stage trial suggest.

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

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

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

A collaboration between a rural, urgent care center network and diagnostics company may be laying the groundwork for speeding ...