I would like to speculate on a slightly different version of this idea. The function of' the viruses may actually be to carry temporarily needed genetic material from one group of organisms to another ...

For years, researchers have looked at links between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Increasingly, evidence suggests that having EBV may increase the risk of developing MS. About ...

It's dusk in central Bangladesh, in a community within the district of Faridpur. A 50-year-old man sits outside his home beside a rice paddy. His name is Khokon. A fiery beard, dyed a bright orange, ...

A resident died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne virus, in South Carolina's Beaufort County. This is ...

As disease-wary stock markets tumble, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has continued to see global death tolls rise — rapidly spreading from its Wuhan roots to gain a foothold in ...

Scientists have identified more than 200 types of human papillomavirus, some of which have known links to cancer ...

It’s dusk in central Bangladesh, in a community within the district of Faridpur. A 50-year-old man sits outside his home beside a rice paddy. His name is Khokon. A fiery beard, dyed a bright orange, ...

“You take the virus, grow it up, purify it and kill it with an inactivating agent. That’s a whole-killed viral vaccine,” said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s ...

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first nine deaths from the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, with health authorities currently examining a further 16 suspected cases.

A common nasal spray may lower the risk of getting Covid-19, a new study shows. Dr. Leana Wen discusses what this all means as coronavirus cases rise.