You surely have some idea how a computer virus works, though you may not know the details. Somehow it weasels its way into your computer, and then the computer slows way down…or it starts making ...

Additionally, people with febrile illness may experience fatigue or weakness for an extended period — up to weeks or even months — following recovery. In very rare instances, the virus is spread ...

The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. Two people have died and nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state's district of ...

The recent death of a teenage girl has spotlighted the deadly Nipah virus, raising global concerns due to its high fatality rate and lack of specific treatments. Originating in Malaysia in 1999 and ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has affected all 50 states in the US. Since March 2024, the virus has infected more than 1,000 dairy herds across the US, with more than 70 human infections. The Global Virus ...

The mosquito-borne virus, which can lead to life-threatening illnesses in rare cases, was reportedly found in the genetic material of mosquitoes collected in Nottinghamshire. West Nile virus, which ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.

On July 12, a new deadly Nipah virus infection was confirmed in a 52-year-old man in the Palakkad district of Kerala, marking the tenth instance of Nipah virus spillover (transmission of the pathogen ...

A reported surge of another respiratory virus in China five years after the dawn of COVID-19 has some experiencing déjà vu. But experts say these claims are unlikely to be of any concern. Reports and ...

A fresh health alert has gripped the global community after the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Southern Ethiopia. At least nine infections have been ...

Most viruses check to avoid reinfecting an existing host. The problem lies in what we call the payload, the action that the virus takes besides replicating itself. Early experimental viruses might ...