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A bout of measles sends the immune system into shock, demolishing critical cells that help our bodies respond to threats.

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was ...

On Your Side's Annie Krall visited a lab at Washington University that's working to develop a new biosensor combatting the ...

In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the ...

A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.

The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...

Here's what you need to know about hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has killed at least 34 ...

New research reveals that Epstein-Barr virus reactivation, triggered by COVID, may cause MIS-C in children. MIS-C is a severe ...

“As this paper evolved, so did the virus; it mutated,” Chakrabarty said. The United States tracks animal health and the pathogen outbreaks on farms through the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

MIS-C is a serious inflammatory shock that affects children. It can occur several weeks after a COVID infection and can be ...