To address this critical gap in pandemic preparedness, researchers investigated how this deadly virus attaches to human cells. The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50 ...

Using cryo-electron microscopy, the researchers mapped how the Sudan virus interacts with the human NPC1 receptor. Their findings revealed that four key amino acid differences in the receptor ...

Human parainfluenza viruses (hPIVs) are a group of viruses that can cause respiratory infections, particularly in children and immunocompromised individuals. As these viruses belong to the ...

“No doubt that human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, H5N1 virus that primarily causes bird flu, has a high potential for severe respiratory infection as well as high ...

Humans have these kinds of sialic acids too, but they’re relatively rare on cells in the human respiratory tract, which is where flu viruses need to land to make us really ill. Scientists agree ...

HMPV Virus Cases Live Updates: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a flu-like virus causing mild respiratory infections, is seeing a rise in cases in China, but experts stress there is no cause for alarm.

"While the H5N1 virus is currently thought to only transmit from animals to humans, multiple mutations that can enhance human-to-human transmission have been observed in the severely sick American ...

Zika Uses Human Skin as 'Mosquito Magnet' to Spread Virus Further Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect ...

Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. Estimates range, but it's thought that about eight percent of the human genome could be made up of these ancient retroviruses, which are ...

HMPV Virus Cases Live Updates: A fresh case of Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been confirmed in Puducherry, involving a child, as announced by a senior official on Monday. The total count of ...