A number of factors influence the way the virulence of a virus — that is, how harmful it is to its host — affects its ability to survive and spread; in some cases, higher virulence may help a virus ...

Where will the next pandemic come from? One expert says his "bet is on viruses." (Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Nearly four years after COVID-19 emerged, public health experts already say it’s not ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 30, 2022. The original video can be viewed here. In January, Uganda declared an end to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that alarmed ...

It’s a common, straightforward idea in science: When a viral, bacterial, or parasitic pathogen sneaks its way into a host and tries to infect cells, the immune system detects its presence and mounts a ...

Cleveland Clinic recently received a $2.9 million federal grant to study an emerging tick-borne virus pathogen — the latest funding secured by research occurring within the system's Global Center for ...

Don't feel as if you're out of the loop if you're not up on the terminology of spillover viruses. In fact, one of the doctors we interviewed for this series on spillovers asked, "What is your ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It all started when Christopher Mason’s 3-year-old daughter licked a subway pole.

Vaccines are an important part of medical care because they can protect you from future illness or can make the severity of the illness much less serious. There are six types. Vaccination is the ...

While researchers across the globe are not all in agreement on whether to roll out booster shots for the population at large, they are for the most part in agreement that booster shots serve a ...

Ethical obligations to make research with pandemic risk more safe, secure, and responsible The benefits of pathogen research are significant because it has dramatically improved the well-being of ...