A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say ...

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...

Two children were hospitalized with measles in West Texas the same month the highly contagious respiratory illness was also ...

MMR vaccines are safe and effective, but fewer children are getting them.

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Rusk County Public Health has received notification of a confirmed case of mumps in Rusk County.

Flu vs. COVID-19 Like the flu, COVID is also a contagious respiratory infection. But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to ...

RSV is the most common virus associated with bronchiolitis. RSV is a virus that affects the respiratory system. Colds are the result of an infection from a virus. More than 200 different viruses can ...

COVID-19 is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is a respiratory virus that affects humans ... If you require evidence of COVID-19 infection, you can obtain a ...

Mumps is highly contagious and is caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever ... pandemic when social distancing was at its highest. Infection Preventionist with Sentara Hospital, Karen McGoldrick ...

Human infections have been reported across Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines, with the virus exhibiting a propensity for causing severe disease and death. The ...