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Wild bumblebees serve as key hosts for acute bee paralysis virus. While the virus appears to cause little harm to bumblebees, ...
Researchers at UC San Diego have found that several of the most dangerous zoonotic viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, and ...
Recent years have seen Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) constituting a very significant yield threat when it comes to the ...
When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...
The CDC’s travel advisory includes the United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan and 27 other countries. How concerned should you be?
The ECDC, the infectious diseases watchdog, has asked for scientists to join its new panel on RSV as Europe begins to ...
Most people in the country right now know someone who is either just getting over or currently enduring a winter vomiting illness. These highly contagious gastrointestinal illnesses cause digestive ...
Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, while herpes is caused by different herpes simplex viruses. Shingles is not contagious, but herpes is spread through contact with sores or saliva.
Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...