A live virus vaccine contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that helps your body develop an immune response without you developing symptoms of the disease it is intended to prevent. Examples ...

While they are generally safer from viruses and malware than Android devices, no device is completely invulnerable. This point was reinforced by a strange experience that caught our attention when ...

Scientists have found a close analogy between the spread of misinformation and the spread of viruses. In fact, how misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models ...

Scientists have found a close analogy between the spread of misinformation and the spread of viruses. In fact, how misinformation gets around can be effectively described using mathematical models ...

We worked in the emergency, intensive care, and Marburg virus disease isolation and treatment units during the outbreak in October, 2024. We took on the roles of caregivers, tirelessly feeding, ...

Is your PC acting strange? Look for these signs you have malware, but don't panic if it turns out that you do. Our tips can help you get rid of it. When the IBM PC was new, I served as the ...

One of the best-known viruses that can cause cancer is HPV, a family of viruses that is responsible for more than 37,000 new cancer cases in the U.S. each year. The virus is known for its ...

Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis of the pathogen’s genome. This development could further complicate ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study, ...

Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses. In a new study ...

In a 2014 study, software for piecing together DNA fragments revealed a family of viruses that the authors of the study called crAssphages, which are extremely abundant in the human gut 3.