Why do health experts fear the West Texas measles outbreak may be much larger than reported? For some, it’s a question of ...

March 11th marks 5 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.  Some say five years later ...

2020, Paper, "We provide an elementary mathematical description of the spread of the coronavirus. We explain two fundamental relationships: How the rate of growth in new infections is determined by ...

They "hop quickly from animal to animal through the day, and can cover large distances thus potentially spreading the virus quickly, as they are contaminated with blood from many hosts on their ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other conditions affecting the immune system can activate the John Cunningham (JC) virus, causing a potentially life threatening infection. The JC virus is common ...

Puza says that a simple math formula can reveal your “ideal bedtime” so you wake up feeling your best — and it’s not just about hitting the sack earlier. Charles Puza, a New York City ...

Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic -- constantly evolving and changing shape, which can make designing antiviral treatments a challenge.

Avian flu is caused by an influenza type A virus that can infect poultry such as chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, domestic ducks, geese, and guinea fowl, as well as wild birds (especially ...

“You tend to have one or the other virus predominant at any given time,” said Anice Lowen, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Here’s what ...

The milestone comes after a multidisciplinary push to begin bulk testing for the virus. HPAI stands for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or as its more commonly called: bird flu. The status is the ...

At least 24 million cases have been reported so far this season — and the virus is still spreading widely. By Dani Blum This flu season has been particularly brutal, and it isn’t showing signs ...