A quadruple whammy of viruses – flu, COVID, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – is hitting the U.S. as the year comes to a close. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Those cells remember to be on the lookout for the virus if the person is exposed again. "That could indicate that these people have developed very robust local immune responses that prevent future ...

The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 cause of hospitalization in infants.

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death ...

Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are rising, and the virus could lead to a rare polio-like condition in children. Dr. Leana Wen tells parents what they need to know.

Here’s What You Need to Know about Oropouche The Oropouche virus, which causes a disease nicknamed “sloth fever” for one of the animals that can be infected, has seen its first cases in the U.S.

A fatal virus has been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus was discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland.

By the end of 2020, the CDC counted 385,676 confirmed U.S. deaths caused by the virus. The weekly death rate peaked soon after, with 25,974 people dying of the virus during the first week of 2021.

There's newfound attention on Alaskapox after it recently killed an elderly man in Alaska — the first known fatality from the virus. Here's what to know about symptoms, how it spreads and more.

Influenza A (H5N1) virus has been found in cow’s milk, and H5N1 genetic material has been identified in the commercial milk supply. In this report, investigators assess the effect of heat ...

A reanimated virus In 2014, Claverie and his team reanimated a virus from permafrost that had been dormant for 30,000 years by introducing it into cultured cells. He studied a virus that targeted ...