The Bourbon virus can cause fever, fatigue, headaches, and body aches, and experts warn additional cases in the Northeast may ...

While hacks have raised safety alarms, researchers said their experiment could protect against drug-resistant bacteria and ...

A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design a synthetic virus — the first time artificial intelligence has ...

The disease was first detected in 2014.

New Jersey reports its first Zika case since 2020 as health officials monitor travel-related infections and remind Americans ...

Scientists discover new viruses every year. A catalogue of the riskiest ones could help us spot the next pandemic before it takes hold.

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses use distinct strategies to infiltrate cells in the first place. They also ...

In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry. This model suggests that every living organism can be traced back to a ...

As health officials track the hantavirus outbreak that began on the MV Hondius cruise ship, attention is turning to the Andes virus, a rare strain from South America that is causing concern. The virus ...

In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates, but the trend has been fairly steady since the 1960s. Most of these ...