Scientists say climate change and globalization have driven the spread of zoonotic disease. Zoonotic diseases are spread from animals to humans, or from humans to animals. Coronaviruses, ebola, and ...

Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA or RNA. We are still discovering new types of RNA viruses, as shown in two new ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has flared up again in recent months, spreading through poultry flocks in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, killing people in Indonesia and claiming its ...

Hundreds of viruses that infect bacteria have been found on toothbrushes and showerheads. This isn’t something to be worried about, though, because the viruses aren’t harmful to humans and studying ...

New research conducted by Tel Aviv University (TAU) discovered nearly 100,000 types of viruses that were previously unknown to science. According to the study, the viruses were identified “in global ...

KOCHI: Every year, July 18 is observed as World Hepatitis Day. The idea is to raise awareness about the condition. This year, the theme of the day is ‘We are not waiting’, devised so in an effort to ...

If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out in vast quantities, shimmering like iridescent blue toothpaste. “It’s very beautiful, and just amazing that there’s ...