Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas. By Alexa Robles-Gil In northern Norway, scientists detected a disease-causing virus in ...

As many families are preparing to gather for the holidays, influenza (flu) cases are spiking across the country. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

Once the virus attaches to receptor clusters, it sends signals that make the cell wrap it in a clathrin coat and build an actin bulge, pulling the virus inward. The virus is then pinched off into a ...

From classrooms to workplaces, a nasty stomach virus is circulating again, and North Texas doctors say they’re bracing for more cases this month. The norovirus, often mistaken for the stomach flu, ...

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Nearly all adults carry Epstein–Barr virus—but new research reveals how it can hijack immune cells, sparking a chronic disease that attacks the body from within. This colorized transmission electron ...

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At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola. This marks the country's first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ethiopia became the sixth country in the last 5 years to report an outbreak of Marburg virus. There are no ...

For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...

The virus behind glandular fever, also known as mononucleosis or kissing disease, seems to infect and reprogram immune cells in the body, priming some people to develop the autoimmune condition lupus.