In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...

Research from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago strongly ...

UKHS has released a new tool that will help research and development efforts of diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments for ...

Although measles is seen as a contagious viral disease that passes quickly, it can also cause damage that leaves long-term ...

With all the publicity he's attracted by flouting the government, Miller — like many prominent figures in the MAGA movement — ...

British health chiefs have issued a stark warning about 24 deadly viruses that could trigger the next pandemic - known as 'Disease X'. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) identified four virus ...

Zika virus uses stealth. Zika virus slips into dendritic cells and blocks the dendritic cells from alerting nearby T cells to danger. It's the classic horror movie cliche -- the creeper is already in ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

The NIH announced the beginning of a phase 1 first-in-human trial of a vaccine for Lassa fever, a potentially fatal viral hemorrhagic disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.

H5N1 can still be active in raw milk cheese even after the standard 60-day aging window, according to new research.

The Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people, with cases more than doubling in 2024 ...

Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...