Chandipura virus has got authorities in Gujarat on high alert. But what is the virus, what are its symptoms, prevention and ...

A new pathogen, called Camp Hill virus, was recently discovered in Alabama, drawing attention to a group of viruses known as henipaviruses. This is a big deal because other viruses in this group are ...

Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with viruses. In most cases, your immune system is able to fight an infection. On the other hand, your body provides a spa-like environment that is temperate ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in southern China has prompted a ...

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a Louisiana resident had been hospitalized with the first severe case of avian influenza — also known as “bird ...

Cases of sloth fever, also known as oropouche virus, have risen in August throughout the USA. Nine cases of the Zika-like virus have been reported by Florida’s health department this month, and one ...

Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding—in large numbers—inside the human mouth and gut. These microscopic entities, which were recently discovered by a team at Stanford University, are ...

Researchers found that a single amino acid difference in a coronavirus protein can change how the virus interacts with bat and human cells. The finding helps explain species jumps while also showing ...

A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering from infection with B virus. Although this is the first reported case of a B virus infection in a human in Hong ...

You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using ...