Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...

The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to ...

"It's a bad strain of flu. I have seen a mixed bag Influenza A, B, H1N1, H3N2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that causes infection of the lungs and respiratory tract. In certain cases ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...

Health officials in Britain have published a first-of-its-kind list of the disease-causing viruses they believe pose the greatest ... was that prior to 2020 the UK was overly focussed on the risk of ...

Still Raging: Influenza Measles might be the scariest respiratory infection spreading now, but the flu is the most common – and it, too, can be deadly. So far this season, the CDC estimates we ...