Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you’ll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits lying...
Showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with never-before-seen viruses, researchers have found.The scientists made the discovery after...
Wolves‘ preparations for Liverpool’s visit on Saturday have hit a speed bump as a virus has worked its way through the...
A new tick-borne virus discovered in China can spread to humans and sometimes cause neurological disease, scientists report.The germ,...
The 2024 outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis – known as triple E or EEE – has caused six reported and confirmed human disease...
Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter...
As of Aug. 16, 2024, more than 20 cases of Oropouche virus disease — sometimes nicknamed "sloth virus" — have been confirmed...
The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more than a dozen...
As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold...
Researchers have developed an experimental HIV treatment that sustains itself in the body, with the goal of controlling virus levels...
Parvovirus B19, a respiratory virus that causes a telltale “slapped-cheek” rash, is on the rise in the U.S., according to an Aug....
West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., with an average of 2,464 reported cases per year. Every...
Oropouche virus disease, a Zika-like illness that spreads in the Americas, has been detected in Europe for the first time, affecting...
Most flu viruses enter human cells through a single entryway — but new research has revealed a "back door" some germs can use...
Ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome may boost people's susceptibility to neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression,...
Neanderthals who lived 50,000 years ago were infected with three viruses that still affect modern humans today, researchers have discovered. These...
A man caught a rare but potentially lethal infection after being wounded by wild monkeys in a Hong Kong park and is currently in critical...
A child in Pennsylvania caught a case of swine flu after being in contact with pigs, health officials reported Friday (March 29).The...