Bird flu, Covid-19, and influenza are all respiratory infections spreading through respiratory droplets. While influenza ...

The flu is a disease of the respiratory system involving the mouth, nose, throat and occasionally the bronchi and lungs.

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...

Many of the most devastating infectious diseases are caused by RNA viruses, and Model Medicines is working on one compound to kill them all. | Many of the most devastating infectious diseases are ...

While the virus hasn’t made a sustained leap into humans, vaccines and treatments are being developed ahead of an outbreak.

Is it seasonal flu or bird flu? CDC prompts hospitals to fast-track subtype testing of sick patients to tell the difference.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.

The discovery of Hendra foreshadowed three decades of emerging infectious diseases dominated by bat-borne zoonotic viruses – ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules.

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that can cause mild to severe respiratory issues. It spreads primarily during late winter to early spring and affects young children and the elderly ...