Last summer we heard the prediction that by the end of 2020, we would have a safe, effective vaccine to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which had only been discovered, of course, in December 2019, before ...

An investigation into the mumps outbreak among students at the University of Iowa between July 2015 and May 2016 shows that complications from mumps, while reported less frequently due to ...

Many rapid tests, which involve either a shallow nasal swab or throat swab, don’t have the same capability, Baker said. “PCR is by a long shot the most sensitive method,” he said.

Published Mar 08, 2018 at 11:45 AM ESTUpdated Mar 08, 2018 at 6:33 PM EST By Elana Glowatz Science Reporter FOLLOW ...

Dr. Hilleman suspected he needed to start anew with a different strain of the virus—and he got his chance when his daughter Jeryl Lynn awoke him one night to show him her swollen cheeks. That night ...

"The time from being infected with the virus to developing symptoms can be as long as 25 days but is typically 14 to 18 days," the Texas DSHS explains. "People with mumps are infectious three days ...