The _Aedes_ mosquito is a vector of several viral diseases, including eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, and West Nile fever. Lee Haines, CC BY-ND Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with ...
Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through ...
Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Nipah virus (NiV) as a zoonotic disease, meaning it spreads from animals to ...
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Last week, a child who was hospitalized with measles in Texas died, state health officials said. It marks the first death in the state's current outbreak — the largest such outbreak in close to 30 ...
It’s the season for flu and illnesses, but one virus in particular, adenovirus, has spread rapidly throughout the country over the Christmas period. It seems that nearly everyone has either had it or ...
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 ...
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Norovirus, often referred to as the winter stomach bug or stomach flu, spreads easily through contaminated food, surfaces, and person-to-person contact. ABC-7 spoke to Dr. Armando ...
(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lee Rafuse Haines, University of Notre Dame and Pilar Pérez Romero, University of ...